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...Gore kept hold of his sense of humor, which had always shown itself best in private. When Leon County circuit judge N. Sanders Sauls not only overturned Gore's request for a manual recount but also repudiated virtually every major argument his lawyers had made, the Vice President telephoned a couple of his top advisers and deadpanned, "You know, I think that went pretty well...
...worry about. There was already bad blood between the justices and Judge Sauls, the trial court judge whose decision they were reviewing. In 1998, in a highly unusual move, they summoned then Chief Judge Sauls to discuss charges by courthouse employees and other judges that he was running the Leon County Circuit Court in a dictatorial fashion. Stung by the criticism, Sauls resigned as chief judge. In accepting the resignation, the justices cited "the continuing disruption in the administration of justice" under his stewardship. Sauls was outraged. "He told me that he could not believe that the Supreme Court justices...
Bush finally seemed to be slipping into the new role as well. With two stunning court rulings in his favor Monday--Leon County Judge N. Sanders Sauls rejecting Gore's plea for a recount, and the U.S. Supreme Court setting aside the Florida high court's earlier pro-Gore ruling--he hoped not just for victory but for honor. In his best television performance in months, on CBS, Bush went out of his way to appear leaderly, good humored and generous toward Gore. "He and I share something," Bush said. "We both put our heart and soul into the campaign...
Making its work tougher still, this Florida Supreme Court was besieged by rivals on all sides. Above, the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned it once, and some say the Republican majority there might be willing to do it again this week. Below, Judge N. Sanders Sauls of the Leon County Circuit Court, who has been at odds with the Florida Supreme Court for years, had declined to order recounts. In Atlanta, a federal appeals court was considering a Bush lawsuit aiming to throw out all the recounts. And in Tallahassee, the Florida legislature--another old enemy--has been threatening...
...Throwing out the ballots didn't seem fair to either of the two Leon County circuit court judges who heard the cases, and overturning their decisions didn't seem fair to the Florida Supreme Court...