[bigsigh]

This is a simple technique. I once had a manager I looked up to and I asked him when he was going to retire. He said "When they make me mad."

Once you know you can retire you can make any proclamation you want and walk away. This is just another cheap shot.

[ichabod1]

It said he didn't step down from his District Court judgeship, just his seat on the FISA court, which I guess is not fulltime.