“...back in the day presidents were very cautious about using the veto power, but under Barack Obama it’s nothing but reckless tyranny. Assuming that Obama vetoes the Keystone Pipeline, consider this remarkable record of indiscriminate vetoes in historical context:
Obama: 3 (5, pro-rated to a full two terms)
George W. Bush: 12
Ronald Reagan: 78
Gerald Ford: 66 (in less than 3 full years!)
Richard Nixon: 43 (less than 2 full terms)
Dwight Eisenhower: 181
Calvin Coolidge: 50 (less than 2 full terms)
Teddy Roosevelt: 82
Grover Cleveland: 584
As you can see, the data is clear. Obama’s lawlessness and obstructionism are unparallelled. The veto used to be a very rare event, but now it’s ubiquitous.”
— Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money, using “facts” and “evidence” to note that Barack Obama might not be abusing the veto power against a Republican Congress …
This blog will focus on political images I have found all around the Internet, though I will intersperse some commentary and quotes that I find interesting.
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