The Emperor's new groove

Bush signs the anti-torture law, then says it doesn't apply to him. Bush signs the USA PATRIOT Act renewal, but says the restrictions don't apply to him. Anyone detect a pattern?

Just to speed things up on the blog.

Stalin: Regan, Bush I, and Clinton all did the same things.

UBlo: I know, I know, the "if people have done it in the past, it must be ok now line of thought." Well, no president has done it to this extent, not when its this serious, and finally, it still doesn't make it right.

Stalin: We're at war, he's using his "Commander in Chief" authority.

UBlo: I know, I know, your unshakable trust in a man you don't know. Well, the Afganistan and Iraq wars are over. Wars are between states, and the officials of both states that we went to war against are no longer in power. This is more like post V-J Day Japan. Congress never declared "War" on terrorism, thus the President, any President, doesn't have the authority he's taken. Three branches. Kind of the cornerstone of our leadership model. The problem is when one party controls all three branches, no branch wants to step on the other's toes. Party first, country second.

Stalin: Your becoming a paranoid freak.

Ublo: You're just saying that because of the nanobots THEY placed in your brain!