My goodness. The Shrub is determined to piss off his party this week, isn't he? I must admit, I do ... wonder at the reason for this position. It can't simply be that he inherited the lawsuit and feels bound to defend the government position; it's not a position that the current government agrees with. (Other incoming administrations have been directly ordered by the Court to defend the previous administration's position in such cases, but that doesn't seem to be what happened here.)
That said, I can't believe that this one decision would be "fatal" for the Shrub on its own. Combined with the stem cells decision, however ... well, I suppose we'll see, won't we? It does seem a bit early to call any decision "fatal", doesn't it? After all, he could produce something that would make the conservatives cream their pants, if they're just willing to wait a bit longer.
Copyright © 2001, Iain Jackson, after-words.org
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