This says volumes about King George

Q Thank you, Mr. President. I wonder if you can tell us today, sir, what, if any, limits you believe there are or should be on the powers of a President during a war, at wartime? And if the global war on terror is going to last for decades, as has been forecast, does that mean that we're going to see, therefore, a more or less permanent expansion of the unchecked power of the executive in American society?

THE PRESIDENT: First of all, I disagree with your assertion of "unchecked power."

Q Well --

THE PRESIDENT: Hold on a second, please. There is the check of people being sworn to uphold the law, for starters. There is oversight. We're talking to Congress all the time, and on this program, to suggest there's unchecked power is not listening to what I'm telling you. I'm telling you, we have briefed the United States Congress on this program a dozen times.

This is an awesome responsibility to make decisions on behalf of the American people, and I understand that, Peter. And we'll continue to work with the Congress, as well as people within our own administration, to constantly monitor programs such as the one I described to you, to make sure that we're protecting the civil liberties of the United States. To say "unchecked power" basically is ascribing some kind of dictatorial position to the President, which I strongly reject.

Um, like the President? Or did he have his fingers crossed when he took that oath?

a check on yourself by yourself doesn't count

I wonder who wrote that propaganda for BUBBLEBOY

hmm. Kind of like letting my dog guard my dinner.

the phrase "unchecked power" and the response "dictatorial power" have already been gamed by press conference rehearsals, I'll bet my best cat.

"If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator."

**Edit for spelling.

That pretty much says it all, doesn't it?

Ah, proof positive that * is just another one of them "rejectionists."

same thing as "we are listening to congress".

And if the majority in congress is your supporters, would you hear criticisms even if you WERE listening?