Cato Institute:
"The pattern that emerges (from the Bush administration) is one of a ceaseless push for power, unchecked by either the courts or Congress, one in short of disdain for constitutional limits ..."

Jack Balkin:
"Bush has already adopted President Nixon's view that if the President authorizes something, it isn't illegal ... Now Bush has taken the converse position that if the President doesn't agree with legislation ... it isn't law. Together, these two attitudes are deeply corrosive of the Rule of Law and move us down the path to a dictatorial conception of Presidential power ..."

Toni Locy:
"The Secret Service has agreed to turn over White House visitor logs that will show how often convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff met with Bush administration officials -- and with whom he met."

Jonathan Schwartz:
"Bush's disapproval rating is almost exactly the same as Nixon's just before he resigned. In fact, at 63%, Bush's current disapproval rating was only exceeded by Nixon's in two Gallup polls—March, 1974 (65%) and the final poll in July, 1974 just before Nixon left office (66%)."