<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 9:11 AM, spike <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:spike@rainier66.com" target="_blank">spike@rainier66.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
We always worried about the president becoming a dictator. Turns out all<br>
along it was the head of the IRS who had that power, and who promptly abused<br>
it. That power is still there, waiting for the next person to abuse it. It<br>
is all just astonishing, appalling.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>If you really believe that, consider the power the<br>heads of other major federal agencies have.<br><br></div><div>Then consider if they all try to act that way, with<br>
somewhat conflicting (though occasionally<br>coinciding) agendas.<br><br></div><div>Now consider the President's job through this<br></div><div>lens.<br></div></div></div></div>