I've been trying to keep abreast of the closing arguments, hitting refresh on several different websites. Through all of this, I have tried to at least, on occasion, take a step back to be as objective as possible. I was always something of a skeptic. After all, much of our judiciary has been appointed by Republicans. It just seemed like the logical conclusion of all this was some sort of temporary victory for Maggie Gallagher's team. However, all that being said, I am now coming to the conclusion that our odds really aren't that bad And in many ways, the real legal reach would be to not overturn Prop 8.

That isn't to say that Prop 8 will be overturned by the Supreme Court. The Roberts court has been known to make a few reaches of legal logic in the past, and a decision favoring Cooper's case would not really shock anybody. But, the case that the legal team, headed by Olson and Boies, has built here is really quite solid.