The President Is Not A King
When James Madison and friends put together the Constitution, one of the key things they endeavoured to do was ensure that the Chief Administrator (President) did not have the power of a king. After all, we had just fought our tails off for the right to not have to be subjugated by King George, and as such provide sovereignty to the people and not the President. I say this in preparation for something that Valerie Jarrett, co-chair of Obama's transition team, said on Meet The Press yesterday:"Given the daunting challenges that we face, it is important that President-elect Obama's prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one."DavidL at BitsBlog takes this at face value, which is not in the least unfair. He characterizes this [...]
Obama Didn’t Wait Long
From the Washington Post:Transition advisers to President-elect Barack Obama have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies on climate change, stem cell research, reproductive rights and other issues, according to congressional Democrats, campaign aides and experts working with the transition team.All of you that were taken completely off-guard by this news, please raise your right hands. Now smack yourself on the back of the head. Any turmoil and angst over this should[...]
BFS: We Made It!!!
Great news! Books For Soldiers made their $70,000 Fund Raising goal and will NOT have to close! BFS provides an awesome service to our deployed military members, and I hope we can continue to support this vital ministry for years to come! Thank you to all of you that donated to and promoted this urgent need over the past few months!2009 fundraising is now in progress... please keep Books For Soldiers in mind as you consider year-end and ongoing charitable giving.