"David E. Wheeler" <da...@kineticode.com> writes:
> I don't suppose that the position of the label and  
> the value on either side of "AS" could be reversible, could it?

No.  Consider

        SELECT foo(bar AS baz) FROM ...

If the from-clause provides columns named both bar and baz, it would
be impossible to decide what is meant.

                        regards, tom lane

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