but everything bob bork says in his book he set in 1974. richardson, ruckelshaus and the people who work with him most closely then such as admin kitchen keith jones tell the same story. and bork's narration is entirely consistent with the man i knew for 40 years. intellectual, considering consequences before acting and absolutely honest. he's also the funniest man i ever met. that didn't come through in his 1987 hearings that the book is full of wit. the life of a solicitor general at the life of a judge's reactive. other people decide the solicitor general control of the government presentation to the supreme court. the petitions to file, what responses to file, oral argument in the solicitor general also decides in the government will appeal an adverse decisions by district court or the court of appeals. the solicitor general has authority to decide when a federal they meet the eye and the supreme court or court of appeals. it's a broad portfolio that requires a large base of knowledge plus the ability to learn fast. the solicitor general

so bob bork saved justice by staying. had he quit in protest he probably would have been treated as a national hero and confirmed to the supreme court in 1987. perhaps he would have been appointed by president ford in 1976 to the sea-tac that went to john paul stevens. he was on the list-edward levy sent to president ford, possibilities. had he quit the nation as a whole would have suffered so he stayed in office. he was so determined not to benefit that he turned down an opportunity to be appointed as attorney general, turned down the chance to work from the attorney general's more elegant office, avoided the attorney-general's private dining room and turned down the attorney-general when he was acting attorney general. i can't say much more about those times. they occupied the last six months of 1973 and i did not arrive in the solicitor general's office until mid 1974. everything robert bork says in his book he said in 1974 too. the people who worked with him marked closely than. so edmund kitsch and keith jones tell t