Don’t have to even get that far into the decision to see how badly Orly and company screwed the pooch. Obama and his lawyer being no-shows would have meant an automatic ruling in their favor, but they demanded the case be ruled on its merits, no doubt as a means of avoiding the whole thing falling apart in appeals. The judge proceeded to let the carnival roll along, hearing each witness, including the “experts” that Orly’s totting around…and then ruled that the case has absolutely no merit and shit-canned it.

Without a doubt, there will be appeals, but this judge covered his bases well. He didn’t like being shown up by the White House, but he didn’t let that color his judgment. Good on him.