Dubya will sleep better at night.
Laura and the dogs will sleep better at night.
The guy in the chair out in the hall with the nuclear weapons launch codes black box in his lap will sleep better.
Middle-aged FBI agents caught in loveless, failing marriages will get a chance to work closely with young, nubile librarians awed by the presence of soldiers in the war on terror pawing through their computers.
John Ashcroft will be vindicated.
No matter how close the vote, re-authorizing the sunset provisions will be seen as a clear mandate from the public to fight terrorists and — by extension — an endorsement of torture.
Mark Felt will be vindicated for his illegal wiretaps three decades ago.
Editorial writers all across the land, worried that they might run out of things to opine about, will heave a sigh of relief and hunker over their keyboards.
The ACLU will enjoy the revival of a persuasive fundraising tool.
Members of the Mafia can relax a bit and stop talking in code, knowing that FBI agents are busy eavesdropping on bigger fish.