Regarding President Bush's wiretap case: Is there any evidence that the imperative to protect Americans trumped other interests as much as it did civil liberties?
Has the president called for a rollback of tax cuts for the rich to provide funds for port security and first responders?
Has he declared the securing of chemical plants and hazardous rail cargo more important than the protection of corporate profits and prerogatives?
Has he decried congressional pork that displaced risk-based homeland security funding? The answer is no.

Just look at the failing grade the 9/11 commission members give the president on protecting Americans. Where is the evidence of the all-consuming urgency of the president, impelled by those terifying daily national security briefings, to defend the homeland at whatever burden, even for the wealthy and powerful?