John Podesta from the Center for American Progress released a report this week that, among other things, suggested that Obama can use the US Military to push the president's radical totalitarian agenda.
The Blaze reported:
The liberal Center for American Progress doesn't believe significant GOP gains in the House and Senate should stop the President from implementing more of his polices. The group released a report Tuesday suggesting ways Obama can bypass Congress to accomplish a progressive agenda, and it cites the president's power as commander-in-chief to make its point.
"I think most of the conversation since the election has been about how President Obama adjusts to the new situation on Capitol Hill," Center for American Progress head and former Bill Clinton Chief of Staff John Podesta told the Daily Caller. "While that's an important conversation, it simply ignores the president's ability to use all levels of his power and authority to move the country forward."
How does one "move the country forward"? In the center's report, Podesta explains that Obama can use executive orders, rulemaking, and even the armed forces "to accomplish important change" and that such means "should not be underestimated."
What exactly does Podesta think the president should use such powers to "accomplish"? Among others, the report suggests "job creation," "quality affordable health care," "sustainable security," and "a clean energy future."
The report cites specific goals such as mitigating the effects of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, supporting a Palestinian state, and reducing greenhouse gasses by 17 percent by 2020.
The Center for American Progress was given a 3-year $3,000,000 grant by George Soros' Open Society Institute in 2006.
Media Matters, the communication wing of the Center for American Progress, was given a $1,000,000 grant by George Soros in October.
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