[RicocheT]

I trust GW Bush, so I'm not so afraid of how he will use the enhanced Federal powers post 9/11. Those same powers in the hands of someone evil like former Pres. Clinton scare the heck out of me.

Vidal is right about the expansion of the federal government in the last 50 years. It has become an imperial power and is now stepping on the neck of every tax paying American. I disagre with Vidal on the USA being wholly the side in the wrong on our foreign policies.

He is right on about us being treated as peasants when we fly. The federalized airport guards treat us badly, despite we are the ones paying the ticket prices to fund this treatment.

[NoLongerLurker]

If you want to scare yourself with the subject of presidential power and the government's new powers of surveillance of communications and indefinite detention, just contemplate:

"President Hillary Clinton".

[FreeTally]

I trust GW Bush, so I'm not so afraid of how he will use the enhanced Federal powers post 9/11.

Why? Do you know the man personally? What has any politician done to gain our trust? This sounds like blind, wishful trust to me.

Those same powers in the hands of someone evil like former Pres. Clinton scare the heck out of me.

Even if GW is the "good guy", what are you going to do when a Democrat takes the White House again? Revolt and set up GW as King? Wouldn't surprise me in the least bit.