The Washington Post is putting the revelation that Bush authorized spying on the American people into the bigger picture: Clash Is Latest Chapter in Bush Effort to Widen Executive Power The clash over the secret domestic spying program is one slice of a broader struggle over the power of the presidency that has animated the Bush administration. George W. Bush and Dick Cheney came to office convinced that the authority of the presidency had eroded and have spent the past five years... [Via washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - elections, campaigns, government and politics news and headlines.] The drive to create an Imperial Presidency is unfortunately not new. Check out this from OMB Watch earlier this year:

• Emperor Bush?: How the White House and Congress Are Establishing an Imperial Presidency
• White House Demands Power to Restructure Government
• Homeland Security Waives Law for Border Fence Construction
• White House Finds in Katrina Recovery 'Opportunity' to Waive Needed Protections
• White House Asserts Authority Over Agency Guidance Documents