[Carry_Okie]

Regarding the Justice Department, while certainly a part of this administration, it is well peopled by career bureaucrats and clinton holdovers and, like the State Department, does not necessarily reflect the wishes of the President.

There is no way a DOJ brief on a case of this magnitude would go forward without approval at the highest level.

[MountainPete]

"There is no way a DOJ brief on a case of this magnitude would go forward without approval at the highest level."

You mean in the same way that Condi is always on the same page as President Bush? He's a bit busy saving Africa these days and one doesn't know just how involved he actually is with this case.