And the rise of ‘presidentialism’ marches on

Anybody who (naively?) thinks Barack Obama will lovingly and gently surrender all the powers George W. Bush amassed as president should first read this Marc Ambinder post:

Barack Obama has launched the era of the political economy, where, to an unprecedented degree, the White House will determine the course, structure and function of the American economy. … To the extent that your program or pet cause gets to share in the ($2 trillionO spoils, it must justify itself to the Obama administration. … The bigger the federal government gets, the more important these offices become.

Sorry to disappoint Glenn Greenwald, but Obama will probably not hesitate to sue a lot of executive orders.