"The Congress just gave the President despotic powers."

[Hissyspit]

Jonathan Turley on Countdown tonight. "And you could hear the yawn across the country, as people turned to 'Dancing With The Stars.'"

We now have a kind of "uber-president," he said.
"People clearly don't realize what happened today."

Turley's comments bear repeating.

[rwenos]

1. Can Krystallnacht Be Far Off?

What happens if the Dem's win a majority in Congress at the polls? We have that hiatus between the certified results and swearing-in, on January 3.

Time enough to declare a National Emergency and make a lot of people into "desaparecidos."

The jackboots on the front porch at 3:00 a.m. have not been closer since the Battle of Yorktown.

[pnwmom]

2. Seventy percent of the population doesn't know what despotic means.

Or "uber-president."

When we spread the message we have to be better communicators. If we mean "dictator" we should say "dictator."

[rwenos]

4. How About "King"?

Let's just call it what it is -- this b*st*ard has revived Hanoverian monarchy. He can sign death warrants, general warrants and arrest warrants without probable cause.

How is this any different from George III? Oops! I forgot! He IS George the Third.

[pnwmom]

5. The problem with that is some people LIKE the idea of a king.

There's this idea of a benevolent, fatherly King. That's what Bush does aspire to be, I believe, in his twisted little brain.

[mmonk]

3. Yes, they bear repeating everyday

until those asleep get a clue.