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David Brooks: What America needs now is a stronger presidency with “unified authority”
Hot Air ^ | 1:54 pm on December 13, 2013 | by Allahpundit

Posted on 12/16/2013 10:35:14 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach

Besides Ross Douthat, is there anyone left on the New York Times op-ed page who doesn’t support benign dictatorship in the name of reducing congressional gridlock? Brooks evidently does. Tom Friedman, who’s been drooling on himself for years over China’s can-do model of government, certainly does. I don’t know if Timothy Egan’s ever squarely addressed the issue but a guy who thinks O’s big problem is that his speeches aren’t flowery enough must be open to persuasion.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: davidbrooks; memebuilding; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; obamacare; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills
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1 posted on 12/16/2013 10:35:14 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

David Brooks’ mind is severely creased.


2 posted on 12/16/2013 10:36:58 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Whoo boy. I wonder what would happen if we smashed this thread into one of the Ukraine threads? Would we get a quantum mechanical black hole?


3 posted on 12/16/2013 10:37:33 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

“What America needs now is a stronger presidency with “unified authority””
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What real Americans NEED to realize now is that the 1789 constitution was a scam, and go back to our first constitution of 1777!!!!!

Semper Watching The Madness!
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4 posted on 12/16/2013 10:38:53 AM PST by gunnyg ("A Constitution changed from Freedom, can never be restored; Liberty, once lost, is lost forever...)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Ze fuhrer knows best.


5 posted on 12/16/2013 10:39:01 AM PST by SpaceBar
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

U.S. Constitution, Article II, section 1: The Executive Power shall be vested in a president of the United States.

The executive authority is ALREADY centralized.

But this is not what Brooks means, of course. He would like to see legislative and judicial powers also vested in the president, because he obviously hasn’t read any history books. Dope!


6 posted on 12/16/2013 10:40:55 AM PST by cotton1706
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

What America needs now is to not listen to an ahole like David Brooks.


7 posted on 12/16/2013 10:41:27 AM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (The Second Amendment makes all the other amendments possible)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

surely you jest.


8 posted on 12/16/2013 10:41:56 AM PST by Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
David Brooks: What America needs now is a stronger presidency with “unified authority”

Sure do David, we could call him "Fuhrer"!

9 posted on 12/16/2013 10:42:56 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Why does this pants-obsessed nitwit still have job?

Oh, that's right, he's one of Pinch’s boys.

Being an idiot has never hindered anyone’s career at the NYT. In fact, it's practically a prerequisite.

10 posted on 12/16/2013 10:43:27 AM PST by mojito (Zero, our Nero.)
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To: SpaceBar

Zis vould not be happening if ze Fueher knew about it!


11 posted on 12/16/2013 10:43:29 AM PST by glorgau
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

What we need is a president, PERIOD!


12 posted on 12/16/2013 10:43:59 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Merry Christmas to all my fellow Americans. "Whatever" to everybody else!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Guys, watch VERY carefully what they’re doing. The media is re-congealing into a hive-mind mentality where they want to push universal power ideas on to the people as “for the common good.”

Liberals ALWAYS telegraph their punches. If this is being bandied in the media, it’s part of a coordinated blitz to soften the blow when it happens.

This is already in the works, mark my words today!


13 posted on 12/16/2013 10:44:19 AM PST by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Why do some people want a shooting war? I sure as hell don't. Lead flying all around you is dangerous.

5.56mm

14 posted on 12/16/2013 10:46:06 AM PST by M Kehoe
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

David,

Move to China or Cuba for about 2 years, and tell us how you like your idea then.


15 posted on 12/16/2013 10:47:16 AM PST by G Larry (Let his days be few; and let another take his office. Psalms 109:8)
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16 posted on 12/16/2013 10:47:53 AM PST by Bratch
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Ein Volk. Ein Führer...

What could go wrong?


17 posted on 12/16/2013 10:48:23 AM PST by Dead Corpse (I will not comply.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
It sure makes it easier for a head of state to get rid of an undesired girlfriend or uncle.
18 posted on 12/16/2013 10:50:02 AM PST by CrazyIvan (Obama phones= Bread and circuits.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Ah!

The dictator theory!


19 posted on 12/16/2013 10:50:31 AM PST by LucianOfSamasota (Tanstaafl - its not just for breakfast anymore...)
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