After the Imperial Presidency

A good NYT Magazine story from a few weeks back on the waning power of the Senate in the face of increasing Presidential power. Its a good recap of all the liberties Bush and Cheney have taken with Executive power and profiles a lot of influential Senators that got rolled over in the process. The piece also points out some reasons why the Senate is less effective than it was years ago (more expensive re-elections, shorter workweeks, less cross-isle friendships, increased partisianship after the Lewinsky scandal, etc.).