It’s a strange day when Ace of Spades HQ and Vermont Daily Briefing both have posts expressing the same opinion on an issue. But then, it’s a strange day when Congress is trying to give the president power over the internet.
Politics makes strange bedfellows, indeed.
There is one notable difference between the two blogs, though. VDB doesn’t like the idea because it doesn’t pass the “Dick Test.”
All of which fails the Dick Test, in our opinion: would you want this law on the books if Dick Cheney were the Shadow President? Epic fail, Rockefeller and Snowe.
The Ace of Spades crew doesn’t need to imagine a power-abusing, boogy-man “Shadow President.” The current power-abusing president is cause enough for concern.
Either way, no one wants this type of power bestowed to some Dick in the White House. And that is one of the few things you will get conservative and liberal bloggers to agree on.
April 6th, 2009 at 10:31 am
Don’t count on it.
April 8th, 2009 at 5:06 am
Obama a power abusing prez? No evidence yet, and certainly only a small incremental step compared to the giant leaps of fascism made by the cheney/bush administration.
Do I want to see Obama get this kind of legal power? Absolutely no.
April 8th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Right with you on this one…