Montecresto
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It's not a great leap to conclude that the presidency would be much more powerful without Congress. Presidents have joked about this often when pressed for why they haven't done more. Only Nixon and Obama have shown an actual willingness to do something about that.
I'm sure presidents have jokingly (and not so jokingly) said all kinds of things in private! Bush's overt comments routinely were on display for all to see what he wished for, and worked for. John Yoo's twisting of the letter and intent of the law is one example, Bush's strong arming of the AG when he was quite ill in the hospital, is another and his White Houses outing of a CIA agent is another, and there's more. Presidents, when not held STRICTLY accountable, primarily by their base and core supporters when they over reach, ensures more of the same. I'm glad to see your by partisan criticism of presidents though.