Quote Originally Posted by Eow View Post
  • Massive expansion of Presidential power through record amounts of Executive Orders
For a point of order, I don't think that this claim necessarily holds water, at least for the second half. Here's a listing of issued Presidential Orders:

http://www.archives.gov/federal-regi...sposition.html

Based on the current rate, Obama appears to be on pace to end up around 150 or so for a single term. Since the end of WWII, we've had six greater than a single term (to include Nixon) issue more than 300 Orders during their Administration. Truman tops the list with 898, and Ike is next with 482. Reagan, Clinton, Nixon and Johnson follow in the 300+ club.