George Bush's Power Grab

In general, the Cato Institute and I don't really see eye to eye.  I'm sure it really slays them, but their staunch conservative rhetoric on many things from trade to political relationships rubs this here liberal raw in many places.

That being said, they do seem to have a backbone and have written article spelling out Dubya's dismal record vis-a-vis Constitutional rights.  As they say, it is ironic that a President who insists on strict Constitutionalist judges should have such a cavalier attitude towards the same document himself.

It has always stuck me as strange how Dubya is held in such high esteem by the very core group that he seems to have the most disdain for.  That the far right wing, espousing "values" like a hands-off government and no taxes, should still fall for the empty rhetoric of a group of power-mad politicos whose very core ideals are at such odds with this, is hard for me to comprehend. These supporters, who feared the sky falling in if a Democrat should get elected, just can't seem to see it is far worse under the current Republican regime.  I can't see how the Democrats could have been worse as far as an intrusive government than Dubya's minions.

And don't get me started on the tax thing.  The current cynics in office crow about an effective tax break, but of course it only applies to the very rich and is only been documented to have hurt the economy.  But in typical fashion, this regime and its blind, deaf and dumb supporters figure if they just keep saying the economy is getting better, and keep saying it louder, we're not only going to believe the lie, it will almost seem like the truth.

Power Surge: The Constitutional Record of George W. Bush

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