Hagelian Dielectric

He'll need one with a high breakdown voltage if he wants to insulate himself from Rove's "Taser of Party Discipline." Seems like Democrats aren't the only ones with a "pre 9/11 mentality," eh Karl?

Think Progress » Hagel: Bush “Can’t Unilaterally Decide That A 1978 Law Is Out of Date And…Violate The Law”

HAGEL: I don’t believe, from what I’ve heard, but I’m going to give the administration an opportunity to explain it, that he has the authority now to do what he’s doing. Now, maybe he can convince me otherwise, but that’s OK.

STEPHANOPOULOS: But not yet.

HAGEL: Not yet. But that’s OK. If he needs more authority, he just can’t unilaterally decide that that 1978 law is out of date and he will be the guardian of America and he will violate that law. He needs to come back, work with us, work with the courts if he has to, and we will do what we need to do to protect the civil liberties of this country and the national security of this country.

Uhh, Chuck? One question...why are you going to vote to confirm a man who argued that the president has just that kind of unilateral authority?

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