Let’s just stop right here and throw up the chart.

Really though? I’m not sure thats backed up by facts. I mean, 538 did an analysis a few years ago:

Agreed, it’s bad. But Congress gave Obama a choice: do nothing (literally) for eight years while they blocked every move he made through legitimate channels, or to find ways to do the things he was elected to do. I’m glad he didn’t just do nothing, and it bugs me to see him blamed for executive overreach. Don’t blame…

As I mentioned elsewhere, I really hope the history books also note that Obama was faced with a possibly historic level of obstructionism from Congress. So he was forced to get creative with executive power in order to govern.