MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show June 18, 2011
they passed the extension and sent it to president obama's desk. president obama's desk was empty. he was not there. he was in europe. he was in france, to be specific. since this was a time-sensitive matter, the white house did not have many options. they put out this statement. failure to sign this legislation poses a risk to u.s. national security. the president will, therefore direct the use of the auto pen to sign it. auto pen. the auto pen isn't austrian. it's a robotic signature device that puts the president's actual signature on the document. use of the auto pen must be dire...