The Obama Revolution has wasted little time taking control of the state organs. Hilary watches as her promised perch on the world stage is reduced by a succession of “Special Envoys” who take their instructions from a committee of factotums working deep in the bowels of the OEOB. Never mind that they didn’t need Congressional approval (or vetting by the IRS). And being Secretary of the Treasury doesn’t mean much when there’s a posse of equally important financiers whispering in the ear of The One in his office while What’s-His-Name can’t get an appointment. And so it goes, drip by drip, in the corridors of power.

It now appears that the lust for absolute power in Washington was not just the goal of the fascist Bush and his frog-marching sidekick Cheney. Now it is clear that no right(ahem) thinking politician would go through the Augean Stables of running for the Presidency, raising $750 Million ($20 at a pop, we’re told), appearing before adoring crowds around the world, just to kick the can of Big Decisions down the road to Congress, the people’s building. Now we understand that our community organizer and US Senator (for 4 years) means what he says: That he represents a new and better way, that he will change the way Washington operates, that he will fix our country. Remember, folks, he won.

Now we understand. Bi-parisanship means appointing Republicans of a certain tilt to a Cabinet that exists to employ the loyal, not to operate as a Federal agency. Power is not to be shared lightly nor control allowed to pass beyond the reach of the Central Office.

So Judd Gregg, erstwhile Republican, becomes the latest politician to relinquish the reins of power that are Constitutionally his to protect. In return for his appointment as Secretary of Commerce, he will cede control of the Census Count to those unnamed factotums in the bowels of the White House and the OEOB. Who will, in due course, assign the task of conducting our National Census to their long-time ally, ACORN. You remember ACORN…they of the voter fraud cases in many states, the dead men, the fake names, all for the purpose of ensuring the election of the Democrat candidate in whichever Congressional/Presidential election.

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H/T Samizdata

And Michael Barone adds his thoughts.