Well nobody ever said that Barack Obama wasn't self centered....

The One is ramming his 'go it alone' regulatory agenda through in a bid to 'transform' the country so much that it won't be able to find it's way back after he's gone.  More here.

Groups that closely follow regulations are expecting the Obama administration to continue issuing controversial rules through the midterm elections, despite the political risk it could pose for Democrats.

With time running out on President Obama’s second term, federal agencies are hitting the gas on a number of regulatory initiatives that are central to the White House’s “go-it-alone” agenda.

The pace of rulemaking is a stark contrast from the months leading up to the 2012 presidential election, when the flow of rules came screeching to a near halt.