Take This With A Grain Of Salt

I haven't been able to confirm this yet, but it's such a staggeringly bad idea that I want to mention it, just in case it turns out to be true.

Several sources are reporting that John McCain is now urging President Bush to spend about one trillion dollars to solve the current financial crisis... without Congressional approval, without oversight, and just days after Congress rejected a plan that had a 30% lower price tag.

The most reputable source I've found for this so far is this from Time, which is reputable but a little bit short on details for my taste.

Following on the heals of stating that he'd fire someone the President has no power to fire (the SEC chairman), it seems obvious that McCain views the President in much the same way Bush does, as an Imperial force with near kingly powers, rather than as one of three co-equal branches of government.

If you ever needed a good reason to vote for Barack Obama, this is it. Obama has pledged to re-balance the power the way the Constitution (or its framers, anyway) intended. While it is hard to believe that any President will willingly cede power to the other branches, at least he won't continue us down this dangerous path.

A trillion dollars. Advocated by a man who until six months ago widely proclaimed his lack of knowledge of the economy. Unregulated.

Don't let this man be President. We won't have a country left.

Liam.