[Pox]

It doesn't look nearly as dire as you're stating. President Bush asked for a ruling so he could begin dispensing with the prisoners at Gitmo. He now has that ruling. He can choose to keep them in limbo, start trying them under the UCMJ (courts martial), or send them off to federal courts (unlikely).

I would think he would request that congress set up the framework for bringing them to justice, or try them under the UCMJ. It doesn't seem that this is as bad as your are making it out to be, IMO.

[mcvey]

Objectively, I agree with you. But the MSM is going to be pouring indelible ink all over the administration today. What is actually a minor ruling is not going to be depicted that way.

Of course, Bush has already had so much ink poured on him that it will be impossible to get off before he leaves office. When reporters ask me what Bush can do to regain momentum, I tell them "nothing." This doesn't mean that he will get some slight upward bumps. But this is really, really my field of expertise and once a story line about a president gets established, there is just nothing you can do about it. Sorry.

My politically-interested students watch Jon Stewart regularly--can you imagine what he is going to be like this evening?

McVey