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Tuesday, November 23, 2004Hume gives Juan Williams a civics lessonGod I love Brit Hume... Juan Williams looks to be coming down with a severe case of BDS. He's echoing what's quickly becoming a tired talking-point from the left; "Bush is surrounding himself with "yes men" in an attempt to strengthen his grip on power. Just look at Colin Powell's resignation, and Porter Goss' purge at the CIA!" To which I respond: "You lost, he won - get the fuck over it." Why is it too much to ask that the people who serve the President work for him, and not against him? 51% of Americans re-elected George W. Bush for a second term as President - the Presidency being the sole embodiment of power within the executive branch of the federal government. That means that every agency and every person working in the executive branch (including the State Department and the CIA) derive their authority from the President and serve at his pleasure. There are no checks and balances. Yes, there is something to be said for having a dissenting voice in matters of great importance such as foreign policy. But ultimately the President dictates that policy, not the Secretary of State. The Constitution bestows that power upon him, and him alone. There is absolutely nothing wrong with him exercising that power. In fact, I would accept nothing less from my President. (And do I need to point out that President Clinton partook of a similar purge of the CIA upon entering office, almost destroying it as an intelligence-gathering entity in the process? Outcry from Democrats? Shockingly, there was none.) UPDATE: John Podhoretz comes up with my new favorite word ("Bonkerswackocrazymeshugah") in today's NY Post. |
