Thanks again, Fierce-Advocate-in-Chief.

The Justice Department has appealed court rulings striking down the Defense of Marriage Act, and it may well do so on Don't Ask, Don't Tell. The spin is that the Justice Department is required to appeal court rulings adverse to the U.S. Government. There's just one slight problem: No, it isn't required to do so. It has not always done so, and it has not even always done so under the Obama administration.