L’Etat, C’Ain’t Him
A note for international visitors and immigrants still getting the hang of how things work here. George Bush is President of the United States, not the United States itself. A partisan disagreement with the President cannot be “perilously close to treason,” no matter where it takes place. “Treason” is something one commits against the country, not against a politician, however much said politician and his partisans may be getting ahead of themselves.
And damn you people for making Unqualified Offerings stick up for David Bonior, for whom it has never had any use. Unqualified Offerings will get you for this.
Also, a refresher for the native-born: The President is not “our Commander-in-Chief.” He is Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. (You can look it up.) He is also Commander-in-Chief of “the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States.” If this happens, it will be in the papers. If you ain’t in the uniformed services or the active duty militia, you ain’t got a commander-in-chief. It’s a republican thing, with a small ‘r.’
The very best kind.
