What defeat for Bush?

The Left-Coaster has this to say about the Warner-Graham alternative to the Bush kangaroo court bill in a post entitled "What Defeat for Bush?":

Passage of this bill which gives Bush 90% of what he wants will be followed by a signing statement and they'll do what they want anyway. Who is going to stop/prosecute them?

All this strikes me as clever posturing to yet once again create the impression that the US will follow the GCs, when in fact they have no intention of doing so. And people who hate Bush, with good reason I might add, get over excited when they see the slightest set back for Bush.

So given signing statements, a complete disregard for other branches of government, and a Justice Dept that is led by people who believe in torture why should I be happy today with this thin gruel?

I'm inclined to agree. It's nice to see noise about Republicans fighting among themselves, and it certainly gives the Dems so cover to encourage them to fight Bush, but if all we're going to get is the same fare, what's the use?