William Saletan agrees with me on Padilla.
And, for those of us who weren't cynical enough about Bush's failure to grasp, or even to care about, the most basic parts of our system of justice, he offers this:
Bush told reporters, "This guy Padilla is one of many who we've arrested. … The coalition we put together has hauled in over 2,400 people. And you can call it 2,401 now." Tuesday afternoon, Bush repeated to applause, "We've rounded up and detained over 2,400 terrorists. … We're making progress. You probably read in the newspaper, the number's now 2,401." Tuesday evening at a fund-raiser, Bush said, to more applause, "We and our friends have arrested and detained over 2,400 terrorists. As you read in the newspaper, we now need to make that 2,401."
Didn't he take some kinda oath or something when he was put into office?
