Under the measure passed on Thursday, the deadline to reauthorize the Patriot Act moved, from Dec. 31 to Feb. 3....

--New York Times

You understand the point of this date, don't you? The date was undoubtedly chosen, after consultation with the White House, so that Bush can spend a significant portion of the State of the Union address demagoguing the issue and demonizing Democrats as terror's minions. Oh, I can't wait...