The president is, after all, the commander in chief - not only in terms of international crises, but in terms of catastrophes here at home.

Do you believe that the president has a commander in chief override to authorize or excuse the use of torture in interrogation of enemy prisoners even though there may be domestic and international laws prohibiting the specific practice?

Do you believe that the president has a commander-in-chief override to authorize or excuse the use of torture in interrogation of enemy prisoners even though there may be domestic and international laws prohibiting the specific practice?

The president has made it clear that he was obtaining the smallpox vaccine in his position as commander-in-chief.

He has not done so, and that, I agree, is a terrible derogation of his responsibilities as commander in chief,

And honestly, we don't know yet whether ... we should blame the president, Ms. Lewinsky, Ms. Tripp, Judge Starr or the media -- or all of them, to some extent.