Norman Ornstein: The Roberts Court is going to go down in history as the most corrupt ever.

[DFW]

11. He said he'd let me know this evening. He has house guests this week

So he'd have to abandon them for a couple of hours if we are to meet up this time. I'll at least talk to him for a few minutes if we don't meet up.

Here's an old story you'd appreciate. In December 2007, when the 2008 Democratic Primary was looming, and Howard was still DNC Chairman, the three of us were discussing the upcoming primary. Howard wondered aloud how come Mark Warner of Virginia wasn't expressing an interest in running for President. Norm, who, like I said before, knows everybody in DC, let on that Sen. Warner was having some severe issues with one of his teenage sons just then, and didn't want the distraction, considering family to be more important. Since both Norm and Howard were going through the same thing, they both understood only too well. Since I only had daughters, I commented in jest that this was the reason that I, too, had decided not to enter the primaries. Norm smiled, but Howard cracked up. Washington is often called the "biggest small town in America," even though this particular conversation took place in Charleston, South Carolina.