Sen. David Rouzer

Another chickenhawk puffs up his chest:

North Carolina State Sen. David Rouzer (R), the GOP nominee in the state’s 7th congressional district, levied the charge during a speech at a Tea Party Express rally in Wilmington on Sunday. If Romney is elected, Rouzer said, those perpetrating recent violence in the Middle East are going to “cut it out a little bit [...] because now we have real men in the White House.” An audience member shouted “No girly men!” prompting Rouzer’s approval: “That’s right, no girly men.”

Says the man who hasn't served a day in uniform, and probably would have joined his GOP colleagues in blocking the veterans jobs bill. I'm surprised he didn't drop Reagan's name in there, to remind people of the freeing of hostages in Iran. Who then proceeded to blunder all across the Third World creating little wars that he could lose.

He who makes the rules rules the kingdom:

If an agency wants a new regulation that doesn't fit into those categories, it would have to come before the legislature, which would assess its relative costs and benefits.

The power of government doesn't rest in oratory or documents, it is manifested in the implementation of such. The Roman Senate knew this, and so does the North Carolina Senate. When Senate Republicans ponder this rulemaking ban, they don't have efficiency or economic growth in mind; for them, this represents the disarming of an opponent's troops.