The Power of the President

[Tippy]

Recommendations to Advance Progressive Change

The opportunity

Concentrating on executive powers presents a real opportunity for the Obama administration to turn its focus away from a divided Congress and the unappetizing process of making legislative sausage. Instead, the administration can focus on the president’s ability to deliver results for the American people on the things that matter most to them:

■Job creation and economic competitiveness
■Educational excellence
■A clean energy future and energy independence
■Quality affordable health care
■Consumer protection
■The home foreclosure crisis
■Accountable government delivering results at lower cost
■Sustainable security for the nation

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Statement from John D. Podesta
November 15, 2010

In the aftermath of this month’s midterm congressional elections, pundits and politicians across the ideological spectrum are focusing on how difficult it will be for President Barack Obama to advance his policy priorities through Congress. Predictions of stalemate abound. And some debate whether the administration should tack to the left or to the center and compromise with or confront the new House leadership.

As a former White House chief of staff, I believe those to be the wrong preoccupations. President Obama’s ability to govern the country as chief executive presents an opportunity to demonstrate strength, resolve, and a capacity to get things done on a host of pressing challenges of importance to the public and our economy. Progress, not positioning, is what the public wants and deserves.

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http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/11/executive_orders.html

[DemocraticPilgrim]

1. Exactly there is littlehecan do about gridlock congress he should be doing his own

parade show and highlighting executive independence.

[obxhead]

2. He could address the nation

explaining exactly what Congress is doing and all the ways their game is destroying everything that this country is and can be.

Do that daily until the dam breaks.

That would take leadership though. Imagine the power of uniting at least his base behind him again in the grand endeavor of moving our country forward.

But I guess the real job of his base is to make excuses and pass the blame, not demand the change Obama promised to lead.

[Tippy]

3. I don't know about you but I write and call the WH often, and have pointed out his mistakes

and have come right out an told him You made the promises...now keep them.

[MrsCorleone]

5. And, if the M$M completely blocks his addresses, as they did during the midterms,

how do you suppose he gets his message out?

Just curious.

[Orsino]

4. ...is insignificant next to the power of the Force.

And the Force runs Congress.