The government will be marshaling its efforts in the coming weeks to bolster its case against Lay, but it will be a tough task.

The curtain is coming down on a feeble case presented by the government. In its rush to judgment, the government has failed to stop and learn about the benefits to customers, consumers of the innovation and the low prices that Microsoft has championed and made reality in the PC software marketplace today.

Spitzer obviously hopes to bring about a domino effect. He puts himself in a good position to arrange for that.

Spitzer obviously hopes to bring about a domino effect, ... He puts himself in a good position to arrange for that.

What they are doing is putting their best foot forward and trying to convince the SEC that some of the potential allegations don't hold water,

What is probably happening is they are trying to seek disgorgement of profits and assess a civil penalty she deems unreasonable.