The following excerpt was written for Knight-Ridder but appeared on the page of Common Dreams NewsCenter - breaking news & views for the progressive community.
Note to Mr. Bush: The U.S. is Not a Monarchy
by Joseph L. Galloway
"... Our forefathers created a system of government built on checks and balances ... They never intended for an imperial presidency to rise above the legislative and judicial branches of government, for they had their fill of kings and emperors who ruled with absolute power in the old world. They knew that absolute power corrupts absolutely... George W. Bush is not the emperor of America or the king of the 50 states of the union..."
Galloway shines a well deserved spotlight on the honorable men and women of the American military; then he rushes in to share as much of the limelight as possible. He speaks from one side of his mouth, saying that we should not undermine our warriors; then he speaks from the other side of his mouth, ripping the military and political establishment up one side and down the other, as long as his targets are conservatives and not fellow travelers on the left.
Well! Perhaps the Marines will teach him that we don't have a Duma or Zampoli either.
I read that story as well. He's a lefty through and through.