During the nomination hearings, the Demoncrats put Ashcroft's nuts in a vice and made him promise to defend and enforce Federal laws. Senate Rats were worried Ashcroft would renege on enforcing laws he didnt like (namely cr*p like using RICO against prolife groups, Aff. Action etc.) ... so, Ashcroft has and will be defending some silly stuff. hopefully USSC will see past it.
BTW, Starr is a great choice as lead plaintiff on this. He will fare far better than he did on Whitewater. Only better choice is Ted Olsen and he is busy. :-)
So? So what. Bush promised to veto the bill, and he's gonna sign it. So, now that we've established the worth of a promise, I see no obligation for Ashcroft to run with this abortion.