Obama vows to act 'with or without Congress,' takes proposals on the road

foxnews.com After vowing in his State of the Union address to use the power of the pen to pursue his agenda in 2014, President Obama once again is hitting the campaign trail to tout his proposals – while countering criticism that his presidency has entered a lame-duck phase. The president on Wednesday will launch a multi-state, post-speech tour. He’ll visit a Maryland town just outside Washington before traveling to the Pittsburgh suburbs. From there, he travels to Wisconsin and Tennessee on Thursday. The stumping comes after the president offered a mixed message in his State of the Union address – he made clear he’ll sidestep Congress “wherever and whenever” he can to tackle economic issues but also lowered his sights for what is achievable at this stage in his presidency. to read more: foxnews.com