I think the most charitable understanding is that he’s heard the anti-dem backlash and he’s trying to fight back in one of the few ways he can, by trying to inspire and rally the troops. I think it’s great
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ambition is obvious here too, but I think that's good. A big source of our problems is a legislature without desire for power. Ambition must check ambition
Yea a big problem is the founders created the checks and balances assuming each branch would naturally want to maximize its own power and authority. Instead we have a legislature that wants to abdicate as much as possible.
(Guy who has only read The Imperial Presidency): in The Imperial Presidency, Schlesinger identified congressional abdication of power as a major contributor to the unchecked growth of executive power, way back in 1973!
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