He’s already suspended habeas corpus and approved illegal wiretapping. Why not grab some more power for the executive branch? From the Daily News:

President Bush has quietly claimed sweeping new powers to open Americans’ mail without a judge’s warrant, the Daily News has learned.
The President asserted his new authority when he signed a postal reform bill into law on Dec. 20. Bush then issued a “signing statement” that declared his right to open people’s mail under emergency conditions.
That claim is contrary to existing law and contradicted the bill he had just signed, say experts who have reviewed it.

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Last year, our boy Pat predicted this for 2006:

‚”There will be panic and terror… There will be earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruption… this is going to be the year when the hand of the Lord will be felt.”

Sounds like 2007 will be a doozy too. From the AP

In what has become an annual tradition of prognostications, religious broadcaster Pat Robertson said Tuesday God has told him that a terrorist attack on the United States would result in “mass killing” late in 2007.
“I’m not necessarily saying it’s going to be nuclear,” he said during his news-and-talk television show “The 700 Club” on the Christian Broadcasting Network. “The Lord didn’t say nuclear. But I do believe it will be something like that.”
Robertson said God told him during a recent prayer retreat that major cities and possibly millions of people will be affected by the attack, which should take place sometime after September.

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Vacation is over and it’s the most depressing day of the year. Thankfully, Joe de Vivre has a little pick-me-up: an out of print Johnny Cash record, Johnny Cash & His Woman. Hilarious title notwithstanding, its a very solid Cash recording and lots of fun. Download the whole damn thing here.