Bush has grit, but he has no shame: Torture ban does not apply to him

The Boston Globe is bright enough - where was everyone else? - to notice that W.'s signing statement of the bill that contained the celebrated John McCain torture ban indicates that he will follow the law or not as he feels is his right as president.

Bush pulls a power grab with illegal wiretaps by NSA, which then shares the information with investigatory bodies and spy agencies across the board. The vast majority of public and legal opinion finds this activity illegal, and so does this debate by conservative Federalist Society members. Where, then, is the outrage and the blowback? Pretty weak so far. That doesn't make it right. It makes America appear weak in the world, not strong. We are becoming Bush's bitches.

Today, Bush makes seventeen recess appointments. He doesn't need Congress, its rules, its laws, its Constitutional obligations.

We can only hope that though the law moves slowly, truth - and the Constitution - will out. Everyone, and I do hope everyone, will work to make it so.