Prosecute Howard Dean!

Howard Dean admits he's been in high level talks with leaders of foreign governments to "repair the damage" inflicted by the Bush administration.

Here's a small slice of an hour-long interview with the chairman of the Democrat National Committee, explaining his rationale:

"I want to make clear that there is an opposition in America and that we are ready to take power and that when we do, we are going to have much better relationships with them."

The phrasing of his remark is chilling. It may also be unfortunate for Mr. Dean.

Federal law prohibits any citizen from diplomatic talks with leaders of foreign governments. The relevant language (properly purloined from the Llamas), reads as follows:

Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. This section shall not abridge the right of a citizen to apply, himself or his agent, to any foreign government or the agents thereof for redress of any injury which he may have sustained from such government or any of its agents or subjects.

Steve-O quite naturally wants to know if Attorney General Alberto Gonzales plan to prosecute Dean or ...

"... does Howard fit under the "don't prosecute high-level Donks like Sandy Berger" clause to your mission statement?"

We wouldn't give Howard Dean permission to pick up our pizza order at Mazzio's, let alone let him run his mouth amuck with our friends and/or enemies in the world. The man has yet to demonstrate the capacity for long-term rational thought.

Just maybe, if enough people clamor for it, the Bush administration might actually defend the Constitution by forcing "the opposition," so ready to "take power," to obey the law!