diamondjoe, what makes you think the next president will want to undo Bush's expansions of powers? Every Democratic president, as well as Republican, has pushed to expand executive powers. Look at the record of the Carter and Clinton admins and you'll see some of the same kinds of expansive pushes that Bush has been doing, especially in military affairs. Chomsky has a great many examples of this, re Carter and Clinton, if you read him. The pressure on the Constitution from the executive is always relentless, whatever party is in the White House, especially in a time of permanent war as we now have.

This is why it was SO IMPORTANT to impeach Bush, rather than rely on a changing of administration from Repug to Dem to restore the Constitution. Letting him get away with all this crap DURING his term was a terrible constitutional mistake. One that we, our children and grandchildren will forever rue. And who made it possible? Who refused to impeach? You got it: the Democrats!!!

With friends like that, who needs enemies?

Posted at May 1, 2008 2:48 PM in response to Today's Must Read

That Finger of Bill's says: "I am the expert here, and you are the students. Listen to me and learn. You aren't capable of thinking for yourselves. I AM IN CHARGE, and my anger comes from the fact that NOBODY ELSE HERE SEEMS TO REALIZE IT. And I'm gonna wag this Finger at you-all until you do."

Posted at April 11, 2008 2:37 AM in response to Bill Clinton: Media Acted Like Hillary Was "Just Making Up All This Stuff" On Bosnia

Pangaea points out H. Clinton's worst trait -- she can never admit to being wrong. In this she is more like Bush than any other candidate who ran this year and it's why we should all be afraid of her winning. Good post, Pangaea.

And as for Bill - Bill, go back to Arkansas, and take that Finger with you.

Posted at April 11, 2008 2:33 AM in response to Bill Clinton: Media Acted Like Hillary Was "Just Making Up All This Stuff" On Bosnia