But he would spend the next eight years entreating the court and defending his plan before royal commissions.

The President adopted a careful but unapologetic tone in defending his plan at the news conference today.

"We have to defend our plan against the Democratic fog machine."

The president defended his plan in a meeting with Congressional leaders today.

He defended his plan as the best way to deliver tax relief to the middle class.

The show's producers defended their plan as an attack on scalpers.

He defended his plan to use the revenues to add 4,000 police officers.

But the Lazio campaign defended its plan today, saying it would actually bring prosperity to blighted areas of the state.

"It just means you should aggressively defend your plan."

But Governor Whitman said that she looked forward to defending her plan on the campaign trail.