Warren, it's not just the quote that's dull. How about who said it? A man-child with no more brains than a chimpanzee...a spoiled brat of a man and a bully in the true sense of the word.

Who decides what is JUST cause, Warren?

Our constitution has been abrogated by Congress for many, many years...and will continue to be. Yes, Congress has the duty to declare war; however, it's a lot easier to allow someone else to do it. The Republican congress gave GW Bush carte blanche to go after terrorism any way he had to. This done while America was in a state of emotion after 9/11. How very convenient that phrase "Police Action" is. That said, the doctrine of Preemption is even more convenient IMO. All any president needs is 'suspicion' to attack any nation on this earth.

Twain's comments in Letters from Earth were hysterical. The god/war statement here shows us how very bitter he became in his dotage...and how very right he was. America has always been on the warpath about something...and, interestingly, rarely has been able to go it alone. Even now in Iraq we use mercenaries to do the heavy lifting - something, by the way, that goes back to bibical times. And in all wars.

Yes, Madison had it right. The Army Reserves is a perfect example of what the military was supposed to look like. Instead we have huge military complexes throwing their considerable weight around at the behest of people like G.W. Bush and Dick Cheney. Way too dangerous.

No surprise. This is how 21st century pols think. The only thing they are terrified of is The Mob. Let there be street demonstrations about any issue and the pols run scared, eventually bowing. Bring on the mob! Watch 'em gulp and swallow and sweat. How do I know that? Because both parties are falling over each other to get a national health plan in place...thereby, caving in to the mob.

We have arrived! Never to return.

Reagan's words do not apply to our government today. Not at all. Dawn and Ken have it right. The Bush administration is being allowed to overturn Congress almost at will courtesy of Congress itself - both sides of the aisle. Pitiful.

Sobran better watch his mouth...the GOP is the perfect example of what he's talking about. Sobran has been its cheerleader but appears to be chiding the Bush administration lately.

I don't think any president after George Washington DIDN'T 'entangle' us in foreign affairs. We just don't seem able to mind our own business. Too bad we can't just do the Trade thing and forget about occupying nations until they become 'democratized'.

Every single word we utter is up for grabs (read censorship). There is no such thing as 'hate speech'. Perception is the issue here...One perceives what One wants to. Even the phrase "I'd like to kill you" is generally said out of emotion rather than deliberately. Hate speech? Depends upon who is hearing the phrase. Ah, but let the lawyers into the discussion and we're probably looking at some kind of legislation aginst using that phrase...as if it were possible to enforce such a law.

Interesting from Boortz since he is a supporter of Big Government, especially the Big Government of GW Bush.

Archer, EGL and Joe have it right. In essence the job of government during the time of war is to bring us into line and to denigrate all who do not agree. This administration deserves a Gold Star for its efforts in that direction. Bourne was a prescient observer of the State.

The quotation is exactly why GW Bush was chosen to be the Republican prez nominee: beCAUSE he doesn't know what he's talking about...he's what I refer to as 'malleable'...he can be tweaked into whatever position Cheney and Rumsfeld choose for him. That was the purpose all along. Red State America bought it hook, line and sinker.

Apparently we may assume that the executive has 'certain' information to which Congress is not privvy. Besides, the Constitution DOES say that the president has as one of his duties to 'preserve, protect and DEFEND the Constitution of the United States". And that's about it. Valid? Hmmm

Logan left out WISE. We actually voted for GW Bush who certainly is neither virtuous (moral excellence and good) nor wise. And then we voted for him again. Deliberately...which would mean that We the People who did this are neither virtuous nor wise. And the voters, Logan, are predominately "Christian" believers and in those 10 commandments, hm?

von Hayek has it right: I think he was talking about some foreign countries. In America we VOTED for an administration which wants very much to be tyrannical. I speak of the Cheney/Bush bunch. Today is Election day and I, a Republican, will vote a straight Democratic ticket to protest.

Old Abe left out women. And he also discarded habeas corpus and threw those editors who disagreed with him in jail during the civil war. Hm...I wonder if GW Bush who said he was reading a book on Lincoln during his summer vacation is just following Abe's example.

The main culprit in overturning Burger's viewpoint is the Christian Right...haters of all things 'different'.

More skepticism would prevent going to war based on rumor and suspicion.

Chesterton was a realist like so many of our Founding Fathers. They all realized that time moves on and so do we. Something that the "NEW" conservatives do not understand, preferring to remain unmoved and Intolerant.

The invention of Christianity is the bane of Mankind's existence. We would be better off to rid ourselves of the pest.

Do anyone of us think that GW Bush actually said those words? He can't put two sentences together without reading them let alone THINK about them...he is good at calling names, however.

We have in evidence this very day the perfect example of the evil of religious government. GW Bush has shared with us that God guides his every move. "As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their hearts' desire at last when the White House will be adorned by a downright moron." -- H.L. Mencken. Red State America has made Mencken's prediction come true...we HAVE that moron in residence.

Tocqueville's prescience about our present state of government was remarkable! The young Frenchman was extremely observant.