Here's how to react to Bush's "speech" last night.

The president's continuing power as commander-in-chief, behind a wall of 1/3+ support in the Congress, is key. His arguments aren't. They have simply predeceased his presidency.

From Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo.

Bush has no arguments that support what he is doing. He has only the extremist base of frightened conservatives to support him, and the structure set up by the Constitution means that as long as 34 members of the Senate permit him to remain in office he can continue to act destructively as Commander in Chief.