George Bush actually said...

Judges are like umpires. Umpires don't make the rules; they apply them ... It is a limited role.

I hereby certify that it is important to the national security interests of the United States to waive the provisions of section 650(a) of t...

We will make sure, as time goes on, this doesn't happen again.

The proper role of judges is to apply the laws as written, and not to advance their own agendas.