We shall see, as she works for an administration whose passions incline towards discarding a different set of lasting American values than the last administration, but still incline towards discarding some of them.

Or do you suppose she’s going to be enthusiastic about defending the Heller decision?

I have no reason to doubt that she’ll do a good job at her new post. She did well in law school, had a solid career as a liberal activist lawyer, worked at OLC under the Clinton Administration and is, by all accounts, extremely competent and good at her current job.

But criticizing President Bush during the past 8 years for overreaching was hardly out of fashion, especially not in American academia, especially not by a tenured professor, and especially not last April in the middle of an election season.

I think it shows more courage to trade a job that has “Batman” in its title for one with “Assistant” in it.

There’s links to posts by and about her at this blog, as well as a link to the important statement she signed: Principles to Guide the Office of Legal Counsel (Dec. 21, 2004).