Junior just can't wait to be King.

Excuse me as I stand on my soapbox once again. It's been a little while.

Every day there is another scandal involving the Republiskunks. It would be wearisome if it weren't so sad. I think I'm reacting the same as most reasonable people. First there is a sense of outrage, and hope that the scandal will be the final straw that causes real regime change, or at least enlighten people as to the myriad ways they are being duped. But eventually as the legal wheels slowly grind and another scandal erupts, I just try to keep awake and not bored to death by the back and forth allegations.

Still there is one item that hasn't gotten enough attention outside of a Boston Globe piece by Charlie Savage on 1/4. Bush recently signed the defense appropriations bill he needs to keep his illegal war funded. In doing so, he was forced to accept John McCain's anti-torture amendment. So he signed it, and on top of the bill he attached a "signing statement" which gave his interpretation of what he was signing. And of course, this official document quietly reserves the right to bypass the McCain amendment and comply only when he feels like it. Essentially, for the upteenth time, he's saying he's above the law and Congressional legislation means squat.

Maybe it was the holiday, maybe it was that this grab for power was overshadowed by his repudiation of the Foreign Services Act and warrantless wiretaps. Maybe we've been so desensitized to this stuff, we'll accept him as King just to get it out of the news. Everyone, Junior is quietly destroying that which he swore to defend. He acts as if our Constitution is pointless and the Executive branch is the only seat of power. Don't pretend you don't see it. Do something.