New Rule!

Bush White House pre-empts Congress. Again.

Bush administration officials unveiled a bold new assertion of executive authority yesterday in the dispute over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys, saying that the Justice Department will never be allowed to pursue contempt charges initiated by Congress against White House officials once the president has invoked executive privilege.

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Mark J. Rozell, a professor of public policy at George Mason University who has written a book on executive-privilege issues, called the administration's stance "astonishing."

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"What this statement is saying is the president's claim of executive privilege trumps all."

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Waxman added: "I suppose the next step would be just disbanding the Justice Department."

  WaPo

For all practical purposes, Mr. Waxman, I'd say that's already been done.

It's like playing a game with my older brother when we were kids. He'd make up games and add rules as situations arose where he needed coverage.

These guys just make up shit as they go along. We don't have laws in this country, we have Constitutional suggestions. The (rhetorical) question is, will Congress let them keep getting away with this crap?

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.

P.S. And you thought Paul Craig Roberts was just being shrill.

Update to add the cartoons: I wish I'd thought of this when I first posted, but I'd forgotten all about Calvinball. Thanks to Bob for the comment...

Calvinball