It's like tag wrestling. As Fraud W Bush crashes to the canvas, he throws out his arm - and into the ring bounds the Washington Supreme Court to save the day.

And in the nick of time the count is stopped, so that the loser can win.

When all the judges in cases like this vote according to the political party they are affiliated to, doesn't it rather embarass people? If a jury voted on those lines, in a case where the accused was a member if a party, you'd say the mmebers of that jury were ignoring their jurors oath.