No clapping for the atheist! -- Linda Greenhouse of the NYTimes gives a fine account of yesterday's oral arguments at the Supreme Court in the Newdow "under God" case. Plaintiff Michael Newdow apparently more than held his own as he represented himself, a tough job in front of the Big Nine. He is also the man who accomplished what the Sierra Club could not: getting Justice Scalia to recuse himself from this case, for his outside statements that show his pro-Pledge bias. In his closing, he said he hopes to "have every American want to stand up, face the flag, place their hand over their heart and pledge to one nation, indivisible, not divided by religion, with liberty and justice for all." Right on!