Like I've been posting in the Philly thread, it's very unusual for a Federal judge to go outside of the Federal guidelines. There has to be an extenuating circumstance. But I'm not as surprised at this one as some people, because I'm familiar with the judge, Dora Irizarry.

Although Irizzary is a known conservative, she's also very big in environmental circles, especially for a Republican. I guess she was moved by Manny's efforts in helping out with the Hurricane Sandy cleanup. Good for him. He's certainly not the worst of those guys. Not even close.