The President did his little touchdown dance on the Constitution today. And while most of the Lefty Blogosphere has directed its anger towards him, I can’t seem to find it within myself to be all that angry with the guy. That’s not to say that I’m not angry. I’m furious. I’ve even taken to naming the wrinkles and swollen veins that have characterized my face in the Bush Era. I have a laugh line called “the Decider”, a throbbing vein called “Gitmo”, and a Spider Angioma called “Iraq”, just to name a few.

But today, I’m not angry with the President. I’ll let Jonathan Turley tell you why (via Crooks and Liars).

“And people have no idea how significant this is –What really a time of shame this is for the American system. What the Congress did and what the President signed today, essentially revokes over 200 years of American principles and values. It couldn’t be more significant. And the strange thing is that we’ve become sort of Constitutional couch potatoes. I mean, the Congress just gave the President despotic powers. And you could hear the yawn across the country as people turned to you know, Dancing with the Stars. It’s otherworldly.”

Yes, the President put the baby in the microwave. Yes, the President frantically typed in the numbers with his pudgy little fingers, hoping not to get caught. But through the drug-induced haze, his self-medicated parents saw it all,

And took another hit.

[Update*] Not to be confused with Stoned (1980) (TV), or The Boy Who Drank Too Much (1980) (TV). Who knew Scott Baio would turn out to be such a prophet?

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