If you missed the Bush radio address this morning, you missed a vapid defense of the Patriot Act, complete with the usual vague, detail-free justifications. But you know the really weird thing?  Bush missed the address, too.  Because instead of delivering the scheduled radio address, he made a TV appearance to deliver a much more pointed message.

Bush's points this morning:

1. Senators who block the Patriot Act are helping terrorists.

2. Yes, I did authorize spying on Americans without a warrant.

3. I'm going to do it again whenever I want.

4. Open democracy be damned.