Comments on: Separation Of Powers 1787-2008

By: Mark Thompson

Mark Thompson — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:29:31 +0000

Umm….as far as I know, George Will has been one of the few non-libertarian conservatives who has consistently opposed the expansions of executive power. I can also say with quite a bit of knowledge that Doug has also consistently spoken out about those problems.

What is frustrating to me and, I think, to others who have regularly sided with the political Left on executive power issues is how quickly those positions are being abandoned when it comes to economic issues.

By: Jimmy the Dhimmi

Jimmy the Dhimmi — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:21:31 +0000

Our elected congressmen voted to give the executive branch a blank check. Thats what the 700+ billion$ rescue plan was from the beginning. Sec. Paulson had the authority to do whatever he wanted because the Congress was in panic mode and was listening to all of the doom-and-gloom predictions of their lobbyist friends in the financial services industry. Nobody should be surprised by this development

By: J. Harden

J. Harden — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:08:59 +0000

Neither Nixon nor Bush are the first or the furthest when it comes to pushing the power of executive powers beyond a reasonable constitutional interpretation…

Let us examine that American icon: Abraham “I use the Constitution to Wipe My Ass” Lincoln.

By: ExiledIndependent

ExiledIndependent — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:23:41 +0000

Terence,

The media’s purpose is to serve the truth? They haven’t done that since the first commercial was shown on nightly news. The media is the territory of the political-social activist, not the truth-seeker.

By: Jim S

Jim S — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:49:12 +0000

“George Will” != “great column”. This has been an utter impossiblity for a few years now.

By: TerenceC

TerenceC — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:38:09 +0000

Doug – Nice post, but you’re 5 years late. More to the point, why does Will suddenly write an article like this – because he’s rendered irrelevant by the recent political changes maybe? Where was this alleged conservative 5-6 years ago when the Constitution was being used by our elected representatives in DC to wipe their behinds? Is this Will’s new schtick – is this the new conservative hatchet they will use to bash the Obama administration (acting like the emperor) – and club Congress in the process for being too passive and allowing it to take place?

George Will is nothing, he’s a joke, he doesn’t deserve the stage he’s been given. It’s as if the media (print, TV, radio) is suddenly waking up to the fact that they have been criminal in the neglect of their one and only purpose – to serve the truth. Suddenly these imbeciles get a conscience because “their party” is kicked into the political wilderness – where it belongs.

Most, if not all of these clowns are multi-millionnaires who haven’t been out of Washington DC in decades. This doesn’t mean they are “well connected”. it means they have a vested interest in preserving their status. They have lost their impartiality and are a big part of the problem as a result. I have had enough of bloated, compromised, slatterns spouting their political talking points and expecting to be taken seriously..

By: gerryf

gerryf — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:10:01 +0000

And Bush’s decision to do what ever the heck he wants surprises anyone…how?

Progressives have been screaming this four at least 6 years and have been dismissed as crackpots. My favorite part is going to be now that Bush has centralized all this power in the executive branch how much the “conservatives” (and I use that term loosely since they’ve only become conservative in the last three months or so) will scream now that Obama is going to be with all that power.

And just so we’re clear here–I don’t want Obama to be acting as if he is emperor either.