Bush Flips Off SCOTUS

It isn't everyday that I notice my cynicism rise a notch. But looking over initial reports of the SCOTUS Guantanamo decision—the New York Times is a good example—I had to ask myself, what's the judicial world's equivalent of a signing statement? Because that's what the administration's initial response amounts to. And we're basically one vote from the Supreme Court acquiescing in being rolled. I'm touched that so many tough journalism types have faith in the Court's ability to restrain El Jefe, but it seems more a case of wishful thinking than rational analysis.