To Rule or to Govern?

The co-chair of Barack Obama's Transition Team, Valerie Jarrett, appeared on Meet the Press this weekend and told Brokaw, "...given the daunting challenges that we face, it's important that President-elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one."

Obama Spokesman Says That Obama Is Ready to Rule from Day One

From Dictionary.com, the definition of rule:
-- to control or direct; exercise dominating power, authority, or influence over; govern: to rule the empire with severity.
-- to decide or declare judicially or authoritatively; decree: The judge ruled that he should be exiled.

The question is: Did we elect a president or a king?

From Dictionary.com, the definition of govern:

-- to exercise the function of government.
-- to have predominating influence.

I know that liberals would be ever-so-happy to think that we just elected a king, though I suspect they would change their tune once those tax increases begin hitting their paychecks. When that happens, even committed Marxists become moderates, which is about the bext the nation can hope for right now.

I just recall how horrified the Left was about "King George" Bush, and all of the associated NONSENSE we've had to hear over the past couple of years.

Liberals, like children, believe that it's all right for them to do something they would deny to someone else; or, said in children's terms, "If I do something then it's all right, but if you do it you're a butthead."