The Difference Two Years Made - New York Times

The Difference Two Years Made - New York Times: "The fact that the White House, House and Senate are all controlled by one party is not a threat to the balance of powers, as long as everyone understands the roles assigned to each by the Constitution. But over the past two years, the White House has made it clear that it claims sweeping powers that go well beyond any acceptable limits. Rather than doing their duty to curb these excesses, the Congressional Republicans have dedicated themselves to removing restraints on the president’s ability to do whatever he wants."

Hear hear. This is pretty harsh from the New York Times. It's interesting that they felt the need to establish their moderate credentials at the beginning of the piece.

On an unrelated note, can I help but feel shadenfreude re: Reverend Haggard. Heh heh. Here's the link to the AP article on NYT.