George Will, one of my favorite conservative columnists, has an excellent column in today's Washington Post.

Besides, terrorism is not the only new danger of this era. Another is the administration's argument that because the president is commander in chief, he is the "sole organ for the nation in foreign affairs." That non sequitur is refuted by the Constitution's plain language, which empowers Congress to ratify treaties, declare war, fund and regulate military forces, and make laws "necessary and proper" for the execution of all presidential powers . Those powers do not include deciding that a law -- FISA, for example -- is somehow exempted from the presidential duty to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed."

I highly recommend taking a moment to read the entire column. Keep in mind that this column is highly critical of the Bush administration because it advocates a conservative position. Glenn Greenwald wrote an interesting piece the other day arguing that Bush supporters are not conservatives, but authoritarian cultists, preferring to follow the authority of a single strong leader over any coherent principles of government. George Will, in this column, demonstrates why one cannot be a true conservative, and support the Bush administration's audacious power grab.