Borowitz: Republicans accuse Obama of using position as President to lead country (satire)

[UrbScotty]

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Responding to reports that President Obama is considering signing as many as nineteen executive orders on gun control, Republicans in Congress unleashed a blistering attack on him today, accusing Mr. Obama of “cynically and systematically using his position as President to lead the country.”

Spearheading the offensive was Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas), who charged the President with the “wanton exploitation of powers that are legally granted to him under the U.S. Constitution.”

Calling him the “Law Professor-in-Chief,” Rep. Stockman accused Mr. Obama of “manipulating a little-known section of the Constitution,” Article II, which outlines the power of the President.

“President Obama looks down the list of all of the powers that are legally his and he’s like a kid in a candy store,” Rep. Stockman said. “It’s nauseating.”

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/01/republicans-accuse-obama-of-using-position-as-president-to-lead-country.html

[Pretzel_Warrior]

1. Lol. Great stuff. He's getting better over the years.

I used to think he was not as good as onion.com writers, but much better now!

[liberal N proud]

2. LOL

[sheshe2]

3. Love it~

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. I like the link in your sig line.

[Cha]

5. Thanks Scotty!

Lol.. I'll just bet they're "nauseated".

[eppur_se_muova]

6. "little-known section of the Constitution" -- i.e. anything but the 2nd Amendment.

BTW, Borowitz is a god.

[freshwest]

7. Sooo well done! ROFLMAO!

[grantcart]

8. A national treasure, after graduating magna cum laude from Harvard

he spent a few years writing for TV and made a mint creating Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

He never really meant to make money on his political satire but ended up selling his website to the NYTimes.

Always good.

Thanks