The principles of American government

Greg Krehbiel at Crowhill makes an insightful observation on the true genius of the Founding Fathers:

I was talking with one of my kids this evening about education and government and separation of powers and whatnot, and to illustrate the most significant insight of the founding fathers I said that the basic principle of American government is to find the guy at the top of the heap, knock him down and paint a silly mustache on his face. For that, the founding fathers deserve our endless respect.