Reply #56: I think that

[H2O Man]

you have missed the point of my essay. But that's fine -- like the "can you see the face in this tree?" puzzle from the Weekly Readers of yesterday, some people will see it, and others won't. Or perhaps it is more like the tests to see if one is "color blind."

In regard to the congress: I'm not concerned if they are "sincere" in their misreading of the their Constitutional duties to control the nation's purse strings. I keep reading even intelligent DUers parroting the baloney about "they don't have the votes to override a veto." Again, unless their has been a Constitutional Amendment that makes the control of the purse strings dependent upon having the votes to override a veto, this is merely nonsense that people have accepted as truth.

There are a number of books and essays that explore the president's personality in complex psychological terms. But for this discussion, I'll keep it plain. He is what we used to call a bully in school. Just a spoiled rich kid that's used to getting his way. He makes threats when he doesn't get his own way. So the "student council" attempts to put limits on one of his demands for money, and he starts with his threats. The student council backs down, gives him the money, and says, "But we will stand up to you in September." Please excuse me for not being impressed by that degree of sincerity.