Plutocracy schumocracy... what they're whipping up is an old fashioned dictatoship:
Look. We have a President here who is making a claim of unlimited power, for the duration of a war that may never end. Oh, he says it's limited by the country's laws, but they've got a crack legal team that reliably interprets the laws to say that the President gets to do whatever he wants. It amounts to the same thing.The original post is excellent - please read it.
More scary bits:
Exclusive: Can the President Order a Killing on U.S. Soil?
Bush Authorized Domestic Spying Before 9/11
FindLaw:The Unitary Executive: Is The Doctrine Behind the Bush Presidency Consistent with a Democratic State?