Obama Dares AWOL Congress to Keep Blocking and Obstructing Everything

Yesterday President Obama dared Congress to remain AWOL and keep derailing and sabotaging everything:

“So sue me.  I'm not going to apologize for trying to do something.  So far this year, Republicans in Congress have blocked or voted down every serious idea to strengthen the middle class — not ideas that are unique to me.  But the Republicans have said no to raising the minimum wage, have said no to fair pay. They've said no to extending unemployment insurance for over 3 million Americans looking for a new job.”

He urged his Cabinet secretaries to “be creative about how we can make real progress” on issues where Congress refuses to act (i.e. anything other than repealing Obamacare and investigating Benghazi).  He also said:

“We're not always going to be able to get things through Congress, at least not this Congress.  I want to make sure we emphasize not what we can't do, but what we can do in the coming months.”

And speaking of Congress and dysfunction:  Most of the recent Supreme Court rulings on hot-button issues are a symptom of our AWOL Congress. The linked article says:

“Hobby Lobby has made it abundantly clear that Congress has basically relinquished its policy-making obligations to the executive and the judiciary. And that spells trouble for American democracy...a comatose legislature doesn't mean that the overall power of the government is limited. Instead, power just flows elsewhere, like the Supreme Court...and the executive branch.”