I cant think of many things he could have done that would be more damaging to public confidence and Congress and the Presidency and our ideal of selfgovernment. If the President says "I dont have the authority to do this without Congress" but then he proceeds to do it anyway. what are we supposed to think? As a result of the Presidents illadvised action. the coming weeks and months threaten to be dominated by a political fight that was completely unnecessary. Meanwhile. the bipartisan prospects for compromise on everything from immigration to tax reform have been significantly reduced. The tragedy is that once we get beyond the daily partisan rhetoric. there are more areas of bipartisan agreement in this Senate than people might think. For example.
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