Same As It Ever Was

The Obama administration fell in line with the Bush administration Thursday when it urged a federal judge to set aside a ruling in a closely watched spy case weighing whether a U.S. president may bypass Congress and establish a program of eavesdropping on Americans without warrants.

Some people are making a lot of this, but it's no surprise. There's a history of administrations coming down in favor of more power for the presidency that goes back well before our last President.