Dick Morris says force the vetoes
Then there will be nothing to shield Democratic Senators or the president from having to take politically unpalatable positions, particularly when the bills come back, after a veto, for an override attempt.
The fact is that, apart from Clinton, no Democratic president has had to face the necessity of vetoing popular bills passed by an opposition Congress since Truman. And Clinton’s approach was not to veto but to negotiate.
Read more from Dick Morris about the politics of the topic here.
But will McConnell collaborate in shredding the Constitution?
Dave Gonigam, managing editor of Agora Financial’s The 5 Min. Forecast:
The American Presidency Project analyzed more than 2,500 vetoes going back to George Washington’s presidency. The Washington Post sums up: “A little over 500 vetoes have been of legislation that came from a House and Senate hostile to the president. More than 1,200 have been of legislation from friendly Congresses.”
The obvious takeaway, if you’re like us and you think gridlock is a good thing: Don’t worry about what Obama might try to do to steamroll a Republican Congress. Worry instead about where they’ll get along. Worry when cats lie down with dogs.
Veto Obama
Republicans control congress. Make Obama live with that. Not only is there no obligation to fund unconstitutional executive orders there is a dire obligation not to. At least bring a knife to a knife fight. Bring forth narrow legislation. If there are not enough votes to override a veto on anything fundamental then refuse to fund that activity and exercise the veto of the purse.
