The Washington Note: Cheney Plays Julius Caesar and Like Then Must be Stopped (Legally)

Steve Clemons, over at his blog, The Washington Note, notes:

It is clear now, in retrospect that Cheney has worked hard to write in the "Office of the Vice President" as a body with specific statutory authority that does not derive from the Presidency as his machinations on modifying Executive Orders on "Classified National Security Information."

Republicans and Democrats in Congress should be unifying now on all fronts to immediately contain the power of Cheney and his team if they in fact do not feel that there are any controls on them that should be acknowledged.

Bush was never a Julius Caesar type. Cheney, however, is.

The question is...will Democrats and Repubicans stop him?  Do they have the political will to do what is right?  Unfortunately, past history suggests no......let's see if they suprise us!