By Robert Schlesinger
I tore into McCain pretty well for his judicial philosophy speech, which frankly put Bob Dole into my mind circa 1996 when he was wandering around from conservative interest group to conservative interest group saying all the required things.
Today he said this:
The powers of the presidency are rightly checked by the other branches of government, and I will not attempt to acquire powers our founders saw fit to grant Congress. I will exercise my veto if I believe legislation passed by Congress is not in the nation’s best interests, but I will not subvert the purpose of legislation I have signed by making statements that indicate I will enforce only the parts of it I like. I will respect the responsibilities the Constitution and the American people have granted Congress, and will, as I often have in the past, work with anyone of either party to get things done for our country.
Amen, brother McCain. Obama, where do you stand on this issue?
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