i missed lbj doing all that and i was here alive then
Look up newspaper editorials from that era. National guaranteed income was discussed in Congress with the support of the President, highest income tax bracket reached 73%, and of course he was in favor of the draft.
Obama =/= Khaled Mashaal. Further, Obama as President, even with both Houses Democratic, would not have even remotely the type of power an Israeli PM would have if he were able to handpick every cabinet minister. For this to happen he'd need to have undisputed control of the legislature - something no PM of Israel ever had.
If an Israeli political party were able to control 61 seats of the Knesset singlehandedly (which is required to be able to arbitrarily appoint cabinet members), they'd be able to repeal Basic Law, mold the nation to their whim, whatever. No Israeli PM has ever had this much power.
Nor will Obama. As such your argument is specious.
I answered your question. Now answer mine.