As usual, politics is a perverse game at best. It's difficult to know what exactly to make of this. I find ctdonath2's remarks to be most germane -- Ashcroft does strike me as a man of his word and a man of honor for the most part, so these events dovetail with his statements about enforcing the laws on the books, even those he doesn't like. Like it or not, his is the position which must take up the stance, even when anti. Of course, how staunchly that defense will be, only time will tell.
