Take away their cynicism, their opportunism, and their contempt for a Constitution designed to thwart their dictatorial designs (ah, if only we could be like China, right, Obama? Right, Tom Friedman? Right, Andy Stern?), all that would remain of the progressive ruling class is a pile of fat wallets and a floor full of power suits. And likely a few hairpieces. That certain Bushies — whose boss had his own

This is the same Reid who relied on the constitutionality of non-recess procedural rules to block Bush appointments, back when he needed to assert their constitutionality to get done what he wanted to get done. Constitutionality that shifts depending on the party in power, or that shifts depending upon the current context, deconstructs the very idea of a foundational, grounding document around which the rule of law derives its power.

…I offer this counter. Secular social engineering — that is, replacing God with the State, then making the State your God — is really no different in kind from the cries of “theocracy” that often ring out even among certain conservatives, save that overt expressions of those religions that believe in a higher metaphysical power than man (or his aggregation) have been carefully and methodologically removed from public discourse, while

In his speech at Shaker Heights High School, Obama proved — as Dennis Green might say — that he is who we though he was. In fact, Obama — under the guise of Champion to the Middle Class (he’s looking out for you!) — has essentially said that separation of powers, checks and balances, and, in effect, the Legislative branch itself, are mere nuisances that need to be circumvented, and

Cause a crisis, then ride to the rescue as the champion fighting it. This is the way to power. To borrow from Marx Vader (whom I’ve just now invented), “welcome to the Dark Side, Luke. What can I have other people get for ya’?”

Precedent? Tradition? Collegiality? Procedure? Posh. It’s good to be the King. But I repeat myself. (h/t geoffB) **** update: I should note that in an update to his Plum Line post, Greg Sargent points to a pre-buttal that notes how 3 GOP Presidents have also made recess appointments to the NLRB in the past, including Ronald Reagan. Which isn’t really the point, I don’t think. What we need to know

But first, she has some things she’d like to say. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com How this message didn’t resonate with conservatives is beyond me. But then, I don’t understand much of what goes on inside the minds of voters. Which may just be a backhanded compliment to myself. (h/t The Right Scoop)

9. The phrase “make the yuletide gay” will be replaced with “make the yuletide spiffy!” 8. Decree that each year, the Angels win the World Series and the Saints the Super Bowl 7. Demand “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” change its show title to “WHORES WHORES WHORES!” 6. “Eggs Benedict” will now be referred to as “Eggs Benedict XVI” and served with a side of white smoke. 5. No

David Harsanyi: Perhaps Santorum confuses libertinism with libertarianism, but for him “cultural issues” go way beyond defending the life of the unborn or opposing gay marriage. Santorum believes that conservatives should recognize “that individuals can’t go it alone,” which sounds a lot like the straw-man justification for nearly every state expansion in memory. Why does Santorum, a conservative, believe that getting government out of our lives means a person must

Conspiratorially racist? Check. Played with his dead baby? Check. I have no idea who the hipster douche in this video is, frankly. Nor do I care, because liberals like him are a dime a dozen. But I have to ask: what are the chances he has ever poked fun at a devout Muslim? Or a non-conservative black? The race card, the religious kook card, the homophobic card, the anti-immigrant/xenophobe card,