I don't think you're stupid, I just question whether it makes sense to believe that this is truly a PERMANENT war on terrorism that will require permanent curtailment of civil rights. And G.W. Bush is far from a fuhrer. He'll be gone in eight years too, so it really doesn't matter if he thinks this is a PERMANENT war. We're in control, remember? If we think these laws are being carried beyond their time, we can vote the bums out who fail to repeal the laws in a timely fashion when they are no longer appropriate.
You also failed to mention whether you find any of these laws appropriate at this time, though I assume you don't. Perhaps you could explain why.