He did not mind whose toes he trampled on, so long as it was likely to help those he championed.
Last week, in the divisional round, he trampled a New Orleans Saints defensive back in the open field.
And in doing that, he trampled on two aspects of the rule of law: first, that the ruling of the courts is binding; second, that it is for the courts to review executive actions, not the other way round.
Younger than that, this exemplary Judeo-Christian writer — who was a committed pacifist — could not have achieved the self-suppression required to describe her hero's joy as he trampled the Dacian foot soldiers.
Nevertheless, if the Clinton scandals metastasize, the most important thing future generations may know about the 42nd president will be the pledge he trampled -- to create "the most ethical administration in the history of the Republic".
The assumption of wartime duties gives the president extra authority under the constitution, and this is central to Bush's defence against the charge that he trampled traditional American values and freedoms in pursuit of homeland security.
