“If I am elected president..no.. when I am elected president”, John McCain says, reminiscent of when George W. Bush made a similar comment years ago, “...I will veto every pork barrel bill that comes across my desk... You will know their [bill supporters] names because I will make them famous”. Enthusiastic cheers roared behind him as he alludes to prosecuting pork barrel spending supporters. This was the best speech John McCain has given since his...

A much publicized at the time, NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE/NSPD 51 posted on the White House website on May 9th, 2007, is now even more relevant. The law gives the president unprecedented powers which many have interpreted to mean command of all three branches: The Progressive Wikipedia NPR In summary the directive states that following a "Catastrophic Emergency", which is defined as: "any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties,...