George Will takes on King George

Read it. It shows that not all of us conservatives bow at the altar of concentrations of power. In fact some of us would like to tell Dick Cheney where he might want to shove his unitary executive theory.

He quotes James Madison here."Those who are to conduct a war cannot in the nature of things be proper or safe judges whether a war ought to be commenced, continued, or concluded. They are barred from the latter functions by a great principle in free government, analogous to that which separates the sword from the purse, or the power of executing from the power of enacting laws."
Mr. Bush asserts that we have to stay in Iraq because thats what the Generals say. "We have to let them finish the job." As if thats an argument against withdrawal. Anyway, thanks to George Will for showing us that one of the main authors of the constitution disagrees. No doubt Bush will continue to hide behind the military who dont make policy, but have the duty to support the orders of their Commander in Chief. Why can't he defend his own policy without trodding out victims?