http://calitreview.com/149 Book reviews, essays, and author interviews. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:56:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://calitreview.com/149/comment-page-1#comment-34009 Courtenay Barnett Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:38:29 +0000 http://calitreview.com//non-fiction-reviews/the-audacity-of-hope-thoughts-on-reclaiming-the-american-dream-by-barack-obama/#comment-34009 It is self-evident and true that there is a primary economic challenge to be met by the next president. However, in terms of the political process, what powers the next president has to respond to the challenge is a fundamental question that every American should be concerned about - before and not after 4th November, 2008. There is a core point I believe that all concerned voters should focus on and question ( which has both very wide domestic and foreign policy implications) - what will Obama do in respect of the compromise of the Constitution as reflected in the Bush/Cheney ( or is that Cheney/Bush) doctrine of the "unitary executive"? This doctrine has yet to be addressed unequivocally by Obama - and - while it can safely be asssumed that a McCain presidency will continue along that path - what will Obama do in response to this perversion and compromise of the US Constiution - the "unitary executive"? P.S. Does anyone consider this a central and very important question - best answered before, and not after 4th November? It is self-evident and true that there is a primary economic challenge to be met by the next president. However, in terms of the political process, what powers the next president has to respond to the challenge is a fundamental question that every American should be concerned about – before and not after 4th November, 2008. There is a core point I believe that all concerned voters should focus on and question ( which has both very wide domestic and foreign policy implications) – what will Obama do in respect of the compromise of the Constitution as reflected in the Bush/Cheney ( or is that Cheney/Bush) doctrine of the “unitary executive”? This doctrine has yet to be addressed unequivocally by Obama – and – while it can safely be asssumed that a McCain presidency will continue along that path – what will Obama do in response to this perversion and compromise of the US Constiution – the “unitary executive”?
P.S. Does anyone consider this a central and very important question – best answered before, and not after 4th November?

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