[hchutch]

FYI ping.

[holdonnow]

Ping my butt. This is the same guy who argued that censure, instead of impeachment, was constitutional. Robert Bork, among others, argued that was preposterous -- and was and is. Doug's a good guy, but he's trying way too hard to be nominated to the federal bench. I urge everyone to read these briefs themselves. Even Doug Kmiec makes a suddened turn from the law to "political" reality -- as he sees it. I know Ted Olson very well, and I know he wasn't happy about this. So pong, not ping ...

[Luis Gonzalez]

As I said a few days back, when the less-than-sane were crying "CAVED!", this was a solid move by the Bush team.

The president took his case to the people, and Ted Olson avoided the obvious pitfalls of arguing the global principle (which may have actually hurt the case) and narrowed his argument to the case in front of the Court.

Brilliant.

They've taken yet one more bullet out of the Dems guns.