Signing Statements

The signing statements Bush is attaching to bills are clearly designed to absolve the executive branch of any culpability for past, present and future transgressions. The fact that Bush doesn't want to play by the rules should come as no surprise.

His whole life has been one of privilege that never included established parameters of behaviour. The family fixers were always on call to smooth over the boy's propensity for screwing up. And screw up he did...with remarkable consistency.....high School, check...college, check....military service, check..business, check...governing, check....

The fact is that Bush is the Barney Fife of politics...he has no idea that multiple incarnations of Andy's have been covering for him all along.

So, the signing statements are the new tool...the new Andy for Barn. This guy will never, ever, ever take responsibility for anything and the SS's are the new currency Bush is using for his personal "get out of (name the problem) free" card. His problem is that no one ever said no to him, ever made him pay a debt or more importantly kicked the shit out of him.

So when it comes out that many, many laws were broken by Bush, the fallback position will be the signing statements. He'll get away with it of course because he always has.

There should be more attention called to the legal phenomenon and the severe damage being inflicted by these statements...in my opinion, if the president actions are above the law..then the law doesn't hold real meaning to anyone else.

Hard to believe that an intellectual lightweight like GW could alter the foundations of the US constitution....

Personally, I still wouldn't trust him to properly clean up after my dogs. I don't think he is bright enough.