Getting Shit Done, Ctd

James Joyner counters:

The problem with all this is that, while being "tough" and "kickingass" and "twisting arms" may well be politically popular, especiallywhen the target is so unpopular, it's well beyond the legitimate powerof the presidency.  ...BP is being forced to assume liabilities to which it is almostcertainly not legally obligated and doing so outside the judicialprocess by which such things are supposed to be decided.   Presidentshave enormous power, though, because they can...