Instead of picking on Bush, write those rascally RINOs who represent you and tell them that since they act no better than a Democrat, you're going to help replace them with the real McGilla next time. Its the only language these dirtbags understand.
Leadership and policy is set from the top. If Bush is willing to shred the Constitution as he signs this bill into law, he will be setting the example. The rest of Congress and the Republicans follows off his lead.
There is NO EXCUSE for selling out on this bill and even calling it "strategy" is no better than the pathetic excuse it is.
Some things you have to take a stand on. You're enemies may scream about it and you may give them political ammo, but your core backers (conservatives) will respect your ethics even more.
Every law ever found to be unconstitutional had a presidents signature on it.
Every law in force that a president is faced with even though he has stated he felt it to be unconstitutional has defended the law when challenged. Did all of those presidents violate their oaths?
Bush can veto the bill and it will just hibernate until another president signs it
The constitution invests in the judiciary the duty to determine the constitutional soundness as a matter of Fact and Law. Anyone in the country can declare something unconstitutional but their declaration does not carry the force of law and the only power a president has to temporarily take the bill off the table while he is in office.
I realize that is not as sexy as having a president that declares war on the other two branches but that is the process the founders put into place.