Why do Presidents wait till the last moment to push through changes they've had the power to impose all along?

The President was waiting for them in the Situation Room.

You tell the President to wait 10 minutes, and he'll tell you to find another job.

If at all possible, the President will wait until after the '72 elections to saddle the peasants with a tax hike.

The President would stand there and wait for the faxes to arrive.

But, the teacher added, the President waited too long to acknowledge his error.

No President has waited so long to wield the veto power since the 1850's.

The President waited for him in the sitting room while Mary took her rest.

The President had not waited even a day to call the meeting he had promised.

"The President is still waiting for them to wrestle down the options," one offical said.