Obama on Signing Statements - Corrupted by Power

I'm stunned. Obama issued his first signing statement today. He did this after arguing in the most unequivocal terms that Presidential signing statements are unconstitutional and unamerican.

Don't believe me? Watch this clip.

This is why we need to investigate and prosecute Bush administration officials. Their criminality and lawlessness fundamentally changed our form of government. Ambitious men cannot be trusted with unchecked power - it corrputs the best of them.

Obama is either a better liar than Bush, or he is being corrupted by power. I can see why people on the right are afraid of him. But the problem is not Obama. The problem is that they failed to object to the accumulation of extra-constitutional powers in the executive when Bush was president. They lacked foresight - and now they are freaking out.

I'd love to indulge in a little "we told you so." But we need all hands on deck. My hope is that Eric Holder will man up. We'll see.