VFC,

     I don't whole heartedly agree with your pessimism.  The fact is we WON.  Granted it wasn't the kind of big win we had wished for, but we won.  A win is far better than a loss.

     I believe that Scalia watered down his brief to win over Kennedy's vote.  Rermember, it was a squeeker 5-4 split.  We came very close to losing the whole enchilada.

     We've lost our rights slowly over a long period of time, it'll take us just as long to get them back.  The Heller decision wasn't the end all, but rather it sparked the beginning of a newfound momentum to do just that.

     Just my .02