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US Presidents on Presidential Power

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-think-about dept.

Tod Landis writes "Responding to George Bush's statement that he will preserve executive power for his "predecessors", I've assembled a collection of quotes from those predecessors. Most saw executive power differently..."

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  1. One word by redog · · Score: 2, Funny

    Poetateoe

    1. Re:One word by missing000 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Strategery

    2. Re:One word by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      How about just:
      I'm George W. Bush and I approved this mess.

  2. Context please? by Elwood+P+Dowd · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can someone please provide context for that quote by Bush?

    I can only find quotes of that individual sentence. I can't even tell what executive powers he says he's preserving, so, as a raving liberal, I can't even tell why this quote means I should hate Bush.

    What executive powers?

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  3. Re:Ok, even I have to cry "Lefty" on this one by Planesdragon · · Score: 2, Funny

    So, where's the nerdish reason to vote for Bush?

  4. Re:It Ain't that hard. by ArsonSmith · · Score: 3, Funny

    They are still looking for a beliveable pro Bush story. May take them a while.

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  5. Re:It Ain't that hard. by christopherfinke · · Score: 2, Funny

    It looks like it's taking them a while to find a believable anti-Bush story too.

  6. Even God clearly has an opinion: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It isn't bashing if even God is against Bush.

  7. Re:Wars can be over in 5 minutes by Bombcar · · Score: 2, Funny

    Aiieee! The boomers are coming! The boomers are coming!

    Sound the alarm! Bring out our boomers! Yeah, even the baby boomers!

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  8. HUH? by arkham6 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Did i accidentaly type cbs.slashdot.org instead of politics.slashdot.org?