A small victory?

Well, he's at it again. As if trampling on the Constitution wasn't enough, BushCo has essentially given the Supreme Court the finger.

"At any rate, we will seriously look at the findings, obviously. And one thing I'm not going to do, though, is I'm not going to jeopardize the safety of the American people. People have got to understand that."

- President Bush reprinted Glenn Greenwald's blog from June 30, 2006

But the tide may very well be turning at last. The administration has tread so far out on the Right-most fringe that it's alienating its once supportive legislative and judicial base.

Let's put aside the fear-mongering. Let's ignore--for the moment--the disservice paid to the victims of 9/11 as a result of the constant invocation of their names by this administration for its own goals. And disregard the illegal wiretapping and BushCo's general disdain for our Constitution.

Let's just reread that quote above.

I his typical stumbling, stuttering, two-faced manner, the President said: "Fuck the Supreme Court. I'll do what I want."

And he will. Many of us have grown tired of the tactics of fear. The 1930s-Germany-esque push to extend (to limitless) the power of the Executive branch has been exposed. And finally, the Courts and Congress are slowly coming to the citizens' aid in keeping this administration in check.

But is it too little, too late?