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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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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
David Brooks’ mind is severely creased.
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posted on
12/16/2013 10:36:58 AM PST
by
Paladin2
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?
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posted on
12/16/2013 10:37:33 AM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
“What America needs now is a stronger presidency with “unified authority””
***************
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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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...)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
12/16/2013 10:39:01 AM PST
by
SpaceBar
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!
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
What America needs now is to not listen to an ahole like David Brooks.
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posted on
12/16/2013 10:41:27 AM PST
by
july4thfreedomfoundation
(The Second Amendment makes all the other amendments possible)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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"!
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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.)
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.
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posted on
12/16/2013 10:43:27 AM PST
by
mojito
(Zero, our Nero.)
To: SpaceBar
Zis vould not be happening if ze Fueher knew about it!
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posted on
12/16/2013 10:43:29 AM PST
by
glorgau
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
What we need is a president, PERIOD!
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posted on
12/16/2013 10:43:59 AM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Merry Christmas to all my fellow Americans. "Whatever" to everybody else!)
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!
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posted on
12/16/2013 10:44:19 AM PST
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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
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posted on
12/16/2013 10:46:06 AM PST
by
M Kehoe
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
David,
Move to China or Cuba for about 2 years, and tell us how you like your idea then.
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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)
To: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
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posted on
12/16/2013 10:47:53 AM PST
by
Bratch
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Ein Volk. Ein Führer...
What could go wrong?
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posted on
12/16/2013 10:48:23 AM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(I will not comply.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
It sure makes it easier for a head of state to get rid of an undesired girlfriend or uncle.
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posted on
12/16/2013 10:50:02 AM PST
by
CrazyIvan
(Obama phones= Bread and circuits.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
12/16/2013 10:50:31 AM PST
by
LucianOfSamasota
(Tanstaafl - its not just for breakfast anymore...)
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