The Imperial Presidency

Now this is frightening:
It's Bush's Way or the Highway on Guantanamo Bay

As Congress opened hearings yesterday on the treatment of terrorism detainees, the Bush administration's view was neatly summarized by Steven Bradbury, the Justice Department lawyer serving as lead witness. "The president," Bradbury said, "is always right."

Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court rebuked the administration by rejecting military tribunals for prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and forcing President Bush to get approval from Congress. But the officials who came before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday -- Bradbury and Pentagon lawyer Daniel Dell'Orto -- were unrepentant.

In other words the Cheney administration told the congress to do whatever they want because the administration intends to do whatever it wants to do, Congress and the Supreme Court be damned.