If he vetoes a bill to defund Planned Parenthood how would that tarnish his legacy?What if they don't send him anything except culture war bullshit like defunding Planned Parenthood? No jobs bill, no infrastructure bill, no immigration bill?Obama must want a GOP controlled Congress.
That's actually one of the theories. He knows that Democratic control of the Senate means gridlock for the next two years, while a GOP Senate takes away every excuse for not doing anything for the American people - the GOP would own the mess, and wouldn't be able to lie about Harry Reid any longer.
Bullshit.
Obama would still own it.
Because we're already in gridlock the one thing that hasn't changed is Obama. And a GOP congress won't change that. If Obama vetoes everything he will own it.
Now, if the GOP Congress decides to send him good legislation, and Obama signs it, he can assure a lasting legacy of accomplishment. But I don't think he will.
Then he will probably veto them and there goes his legacy down the tubes.
On the contrary, it would only help to write the commercials for 2016 and the GOP War On Women.
So, vetoes matter more when it's some ridiculous imaginary war on women?
Yeah, I'm sure he can lie and make up some excuse rather than try to work with congress to fix things.
After all, that's just about the only thing he seems to be expert at, lying, making up excuses you guys will buy, and giving a speech rather than actually doing something.