the founding fathers

...missed a few things:

Three things that the Founding Fathers did not anticipate:

• They underestimated the centralizing force and tendency of the national government,
• They expected the States to more jealously guard their rights, powers, interests and responsibilities,
• They never expected such a fawning Press, whose lick-spittle worship of All Things Obama is beyond incestuous.

(from steve soeren's comment here)