first half of the 113th congress, even included a partisan politics endeuced 16 day government shut down in october. according to reports in the washington posts, as president obama -- his staff has a new strategy. bypass congress and get more things done by executive order. last week, when he addressed the nation's mayors at a conference in washington. >> i can take executive actions with a phoneky rally around the country, to help grow the economy and restore opportunities. to air their concerns about the upcoming strategy. >> i am the first to acknowledge that the president and i don't agree on every issue, if you took ten, i think there are two or three we can agree on, and why don't we go after the issues we agree on. >> working around the divided congress may be one reason for more executive actions but it is not the only reason, 2013 was not the best year before the white house either. with problems like a botched healthcare roll out. the biggest national security leaks in u.s. history. and the exploration of aid for the long term jobless while the economy struggled with near reco