One of the thoughts I've had repeatedly since 9/11 is about the phenomenon that just about anything can be accepted if it's done by guys on your own side. The unprecedented power that George W Bush is trying to take into the White House is one of those. Republicans say it is great; Democrats say it is awful. I am pretty much a old-school yellow-dog Democrat. But I like to think that I'd be a bit nervous if Bill Clinton or Jimmy Carter were making similar moves. Would Republicans feel totally comfortable with these things if Clinton, Carter or Johnson were doing it? Will they still think these things are OK if the next president turns out to be Hillary Clinton and she uses the same arguments and powers? - jmh
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