Chutzpah!

by digby

You just can't make this stuff up. From John Cole:

No one could have predicted this would happen. John Yoo and John Bolton, in the NY Times, discuss the need to limit executive authority.

Up next, David Addington and Dick Cheney write in the Washington Post on the need to reject Unitary Executive theory.

Drawing on dday's post below, until recently this sort of obnoxious absurdity would have gone unanswered. Certainly the Democratic establishment's first impulse would be to split the difference and the media would dutifully absorb their message without ever considering the context. We well informed DFH's, however, have memories and aren't likely to allow these jackasses to easily rehab their reputations this time.

I think ensuring that nobody ever takes John Bolton and John Yoo seriously again is good for the country. Others disagree so we'll fight it out in the modern coffeehouse. (You need to read this article to understand what that means.) It's an imperfect way to organize society but my experience tells me that it's the best we can hope for.


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