[CutePuppy]

Dan Froomkin watch (barf alert!) - also in the article:
FISA Watch
Executive Power Watch
Addington's a Bear (according to Froomkin, Addington is "Cheney's chief of staff, lead loyalist and deputy puppet-master")
Bush on Trial
Detainee Watch
Iraqi Benchmark Watch
Opinion Watch
Iran Watch
...

[MissEdie]

As far as I’m concerned this congress hasn’t been kicked around enough.

[conservativeharleyguy]

"... For example, the judge said, the House could order [White House Counsel Harriet] Miers's arrest and detention in a cell in the Capitol until she agreed to testify. Such actions were fairly common in the 19th century..."

That's ludicrous, but it doles raise some interesting precedents: President Bush could challenge Dom Froomkin to a duel over the honor of White House Counsel Harriet Miers... Since "such actions were fairly common in the 19th century".

[Argus]

Bush could put the entire Democrat leadership under arrest for treason. That was quite common back in the 19th Century too - seems to me Lincoln did it during the Civil War.

Just sayin’...

[Conservative Vermont Vet]

President Bush doesn't hesitate to kick Congress around, but Congress just can't bring itself to kick back

Huh???

Are they referring to our RINO, "Wuss-in-Chief" who has steadfastly REFUSED to even defend himself or his policies against scurrilous and personal attacks by the DemoRats in Congress less it demean the "majesty" of the Presidency???

One can only wish this were the case and our esteemed leader actually had a "pair."

Sheesh. Leave it to the Washington (Post) Rag to turn facts upside down.

[VRWCmember]

President Bush doesn't hesitate to kick Congress around, but Congress just can't bring itself to kick back.

The first line of his column displays what a complete moron the author is. I am reminded of a quote by William F. Buckley, in which he responded to an equally inane statement with: "I would not insult your intelligence by suggesting that you actually believe the statement you just made."

Either Froomkin actually believes the first line of his column -- in which case he is a complete idiot who hasn't paid attention to any of the discourse between the President and the democrats in congress for the last 8 years -- OR he knows that it is a complete falsehood but wrote it anyway -- in which case he is a bald-faced LIAR.

[CharlesWayneCT]

I would think that refereeing a dispute between the executive and legislative branches would be one of the more important things the 3rd branch of government should do.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

U.S. Constitution Article II Section 2: "he [the President] may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principle Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices". Congress was not granted a corresponding power, therefore one could conclude that Congress has no such authority.