For all the tumult surrounding Watergate, the outcome actually strengthened our political order, because it demonstrated that even the president was not above the law. Today’s announcement was a reverse-Watergate, demonstrating that open contempt for the law is no bar to the White House.
Read the whole thing. I can't get with his conclusion, but electing someone who can't be held to account would be a terrible mistake.
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Like a smart guy once said, absolute power corrupts absolutely, and we've seen good evidence of that principle since January 2009.
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