...taking note of challenges facing the Republic, the Democratic leader recalled: "Test after test of the balance of powers laid out in the Constitution, adopted here in Philadelphia's Independence Hall 219 years ago, written by men, who, for all their brilliance, could not have imagined jet aircraft, let alone jet aircraft used as weapons. Nor could men determined to find the lasting antidote to tyranny have imagined the Internet, spy satellites, other technological advances now so central in the war on terror. But they did warn, in this hall, time and time again of too much presidential power, creating a careful system of checks by the Congress and the courts, lines the Bush administration, in the name of protecting Americans from another attack, has repeatedly stretched, rewritten, and sometimes just ignored."
Oops! That wasn't Howard Dean, or even Bill Moyers--that was CNN's John King slamming W. My mistake. But I blame NewsBusters. When blogger-transcriber Scott Whitlock headlined his incisive piece, "CNN Spews Democratic Talking Points," I got a little confused.
