just had to show up at the Federalist Society convention here at the Mayflower to get a standing ovation (he just got one, after a vigorous introduction about leadership from his friend and advisor, Ted Olson). But that’s not a surprise. The conversation I’ve heard most over the last 24 hours or so here: “Why aren’t Mitt, Fred, and McCain here?” So they appreciate him showing up, whatever they think of him as a nominee, or a prosecutor, or a federalist.