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<DIV>Never thought I'd hear myself say this, but read Dowd's column today.
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<DIV>"The Bushies want to bring back the imperial, imperious presidency. The
pre-emption proclamation had the tone of Cheney Caesar and Condi Ben Her. And
the resolution sent to Congress seeking authority to go after Iraq was the
broadest request for executive military authority since L.B.J. got the Gulf of
Tonkin resolution rubber-stamped in 1964. At least L.B.J. had to phony up the
Tonkin Gulf provocation. Mr. Bush can't be bothered. 'I cannot believe the gall
and the arrogance of the White House,' Sen. Robert Byrd bellowed."</DIV>
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href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/22/opinion/22DOWD.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/22/opinion/22DOWD.html</A> </DIV>
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<DIV>DP</DIV>
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