All of the talk of the supposed Bush "Imperial Presidency" and the unprecedented expansion of the Executive branch of government....and of course, the knee-jerk claim that Bush has "shredded the Constitution" that is offered up, unchallenged, almost like a protocol that establishes a communication link between two "progressives".

So where is the great "rollback". Which of the powers that W so blatantly grabbed up during his term are being released back to their proper places?

It looks as though President Obama plans not only hold on to these powers he plans to do some expanding of his own.

Like having the upcoming census handled through the White House.

I remember how Tom Delay was vilified for the redistricting here in Texas based on existing census numbers. Now the Obama White House wants to game the numbers themselves.

Any of this starting to look less like Hope and Change brought by the Great Lightworker and more and more like good old two-fisted....and corrupt...Chicago politics?