If I don't die by Thursday, I'll be roaring Friday night.

This kind of quote is the epitome of the current White House's view our constitution , the law and justice:

"...if it's the case that international law doesn't permit unilateral pre-emptive action without the authority of the UN, then the defect is in international law". (1)

- Oliver Burkeman and Julian Borger in Washington,
Thursday November 20, 2003,
The Guardian

In other words, the end result has been, "If we don't like the rules, f*ck, you. We'll do what we want and there's nothing you can do about it."

1. http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1089158,00.html