Bush - Conflicting Stand on Torture

Bush, today, made a statement about the US and it's use of torture. The key money quote from his statement today:

He declared, "We do not torture."
Okay, great! I can't believe I need to hear a President of the United States make that claim, but given all the recent shit, it's good to hear we're taking a strong, clear policy statement that rules out the possibility that we'd use torture. Truly, this is a clear and unambiguous victory for moral, ethical and human rights policy.

Oh, but wait. What's that in the opening paragraph of the same article?

President Bush vigorously defended U.S. interrogation practices in the war on terror Monday and lobbied against a congressional drive to outlaw torture.

But...but...if we do not torture, why would you oppose a law that explicitly outlaws torture? Wouldn't it just follow that if we're going to say we don't torture, we would back that statement up with a law reinforcing our commitment to that position?

Unless, this is yet another hollow statement exemplifying the "Say one thing and do the opposite" record of our Assministration...? It couldn't be that...could it?