What if, instead of decrying each new secret Presidential power we learn of, we start licking our chops? Look at all this great stuff the right wing is about to turn over to Hillary!
Power to designate someone an enemy combatant and hold them incommunicado without charges, forever? Cool! Power to wiretap every American with no oversight? Sweet! Give us more!
Lower the threshhold for amending the Constitution? We're down with that. Take away the power of courts to rule something "unconstitutional?" That should pretty much negate eight years of Bush judicial appointments.
And best of all, Hillary could charge any media outlet that criticizes the President with treason, take away their press credentials and jail their reporters, and bloggers could print their home addresses, and where their children go to school. Bend over, Rush, and pass the Viagra!
Bush is right. Presidents should be able to do anything they want to protect us. And, it goes without saying, to deal with war criminals in any manner they see fit.
Normally I'd hope that someone other than Hillary got the Democratic nomination. But I have to admit, no one is better equipped than she to use these new powers. Let us make it our mission to see that, every time a Horowitz or a Hinderaker endorses some new extension of Presidential perogative, they do it with Hillary in mind.
PS to Kos: I was going to just post this all over Leftblogofascistan, but it'd speed things up a bunch if you could just order everyone to adopt this new meme. Thanx!