AP sources: Obama bucks GOP, OKs consumer watchdog

[JoePhilly]

114. What do you think happens ...

When some one posts a positive thread on something good Obama does?

To use your words ... it gets "pissed all over it".

I'm not saying YOU do that, but it is very common.

So it should not be a surprise that this good event is being discussed not only because, as you note, it is a good thing ... but also because it draws into contrast the numerous posts of the last few days in which Obama was attacked for not using the 1 or 2 minutes between the last session, and the new one, to appoint a ton of recess appointments.

Much of the criticism of Obama is constructive and fair. And a bunch of it is manufactured. The screaming on this topic was of the latter type.

As a separate example ... on DU, you can regularly find people screaming that Obama needs to use the "bully pulpit!!" ... and then, after he does that ... he gets attacked for making a "pretty speech". Those too are manufactured outrages.

Like I said, there are plenty of real and fair criticisms ... most of the outrage over recess appointments was manufactured. It was used to claim that the 1% doesn't want Obama to appoint some one, and he's going along with them ... blah. blah, blah.

And Obama's actions here refute that fake outrage directly.