Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Obama Scales Back Executive Power

By GottaLaff

"On the campaign trail, Barack Obama swore he wouldn't be another president who grabs power for himself and resists oversight from Congress and the courts," CQ Politics reports.

And "some of the first steps Obama has taken as president, along with several of his early appointments, suggest that he actually is rejecting some of Bush's most expansive executive power claims, experts say, particularly on national security and secrecy."
Now, how about those renditions, wiretaps, and Bush Crime Family members?

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