Seems that Hillary's got a business model a lot like Microsoft's: She lets others (in this case, John Edwards) do the innovating, and then releases her own version when user acceptance reaches critical mass. Of course, Microsoft has been very successful with this strategy, and if what Hillary is saying proves out, I wish her every success as well. Via Glenn, she was interviewed by the Globe:

"I think you have to restore the checks and balances and the separation of powers, which means reining in the presidency," Clinton told the Boston Globe's editorial board.

Although Bush has issued hundreds of signing statements, declarations that accompany his signature on bills approved by Congress, Clinton said she would use the statements only to clarify bills that might be confusing or contradictory. She also said she did not subscribe to the "unitary executive" theory that argues the Constitution prevents Congress from passing laws limiting the president's power over executive branch operations. Adherents to the theory say any president who refuses to obey such laws is not really breaking the law.

Well said. How do we know she'll keep her word?

We don't. But she can start establishing a track record right now. One good way for Hillary to start to show us something would be to publicly and loudly demand that the telcos not get retroactive immunity for their lawbreaking under Bush's warrantless surveillance program--as if they didn't have scads of lawyers that would have given them the right answer on this--and to call for hearings where the telcos explain what they did.

Because, on restoring Constitutional government, Hillary's got some catching up to do.

NOTE I have to think that the vociferous reaction of progressives everywhere to Reid and Pelosi's betrayal on FISA in August has something to do with Hillary adopting this position. Good for us.

NOTE And kudos for the "regional" Globe for getting this interview and asking the question when its parent corp--the World's Greatest Newspaper (not!)--didn't. Then again, the Globe only got a Pulitzer for Savage's work on this story, whereas the Grey Lady has been a bit Pulitzer-light, lately.