jeremiah, this is exactly the meaning I got from this entire episode. Too many of us forget to "think outside the box." Clinton says he's a progressive. He says he's happy with the legislation because it moves the country "forward." He understands, as do some of us, that Progressives, like Communists, will be happy to take one step backward as long as they can be assured they will be allowed to take two steps forward.
We constitutionalists must see the entire reality of what's taking place. We must always consider what MAY follow. If the resolution to an issue can be used to further the goals of anti-constitutionalism, then we must see that and continue to point it out and fight it.
What's hard here for most of us is that we're so weary of dealing with B.O.'s utter contempt, arrogance and incompetence, that we are initially cheered by anyone who seems caring, humble and competent, even when we know that person is beelzabubba.
There’s an old Sanskrit saying that goes something like this:
A cobra with a jewel on its head is just as dangerous as one not so decorated.