This nation came to be in part because George Washington refused to be king. Instead he became our first president, and a monumental shift in world history began.

Now we have another George in power. The problem is that this George thinks he is king. And as a result, we've been watching another monumental shift in the course of world events. And so much that America earned over the years -- our nation's "political capital" -- has been spent by his would-be highness.

The question is whether the flatfooted Democrats, the party-first Republicans and the stars-in-their-eyes news media will respond to the latest revelations with any substance.

Once upon a time, privacy was held as a core American value. Now it seems only the president's privacy seems to be important.

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