The Great Mystery Is Why Robots Come

Obama Lost His Ability To Push His Agenda Through Congress When He Received What He Himself Called A 'shellacking' In The November 2010 Elections. That Shellacking Was Primarily The Result Of Massive Policy Overreach When He Had A Democratic Congress In His Pocket.

Hurtling The Pentagon Into An Unprecedented Budgetary Meltdown Is Horrifically Irresponsible. Obama Doesn't Care. This Is War - Not Against The Taliban, But War Against The Gop. He Has Republicans On The Ropes, And That's A Victory He Savors And Desires - Unlike Afghanistan, Where He Seems Only To Want To Turn Tail.

Making Recess Appointments When The Senate Isn't In Recess Is Neither Rational Nor Moderate. It's A Raw Misuse Of Executive Power By A President Whose Love Of Government Is His Most Vulnerable Spot With The Electorate.

This, Of Course, Has No Chance Of Passing. But Then Tuesday Night'€™s State Of The Union Address Could Be The First One In History Deliberately Designed Solely To Generate A Pavlovian Rage Response In Members Of The Opposing Party.

Obama Has Seen To The Passage Of The Most Radical Legislation In Recent American History And So-called 'progressives' Should Be Thanking Him For It - Even As Many Of The Rest Of Us Rear In Horror From Its Implications.