In a dictatorship, no one else in government has power to halt the authoritarian who authors and enforces his own laws. George W. Bush is acting the role, and getting away with it, because our judicial system is incapable of responding with speed or efficiency to the Constitutional crises being raised by the President's incredible expansion of the power of the executive branch.
In a contradictory, and one of the worst thought out pieces of Washington Post writing I have read in a very long time, Shankar Vedantam both negates the power of wealthy special interests over our political system while closing with a warning if your opponents are giving more than you to your representatives. He blatantly contradicts himself. His topic however, could not be more momentous.
When the so called "Immigration Bill" died on the Senate floor last week, as it should have according to polls, Congress threw up their hands and literally abdicated responsibility for fixing the problem. It is as if Congress is saying to the American public, "OK, you didn't like what we tried to shove your way, now live with nothing being done about border security or illegal immigration. We will show you." This is not acceptable.
It is long past time that taxpayers adopt the concept that their taxes used to subsidize research and industries require a return on investment. This concept is new, and voters must make it their own, if Congress is to even acknowledge its existence. Make it a 2008 campaign issue and halt the practice of everyone receiving a return on their investment except the taxpayer.
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