the tactical advantages of being a federal district court judge (walton)

now that the libby filing
is public, judge walton -- ever the
able jurist -- may now carefully
craft the reasoning of his sentencing
order to specifically adress each
of the three proffered arguments
of "close questions" for the release of
mr. libby, while his appeals are pending.

excellent. well-done, judge walton.

this is exactly why they wear the robes,
and the rest of us may only sit in the
gallery, and watch with admiration. . .

as i said, excellent.

he waited until mr. robbins had shown
his hand (a pair of fours -- as in,
"two-by-fours" -- ham-handed), and
now he'll show his own (full-house, aces over kings!). . .

aces -- way over would-be kings (cheney and bush). . .