The sentencing phase will begin soon, at which the abolitionist crowd, regardless of the horrifying facts of this case, will be rooting for the defense side.  How anyone can root for this defendant at any point and in any form or fashion just mystifies me.

The CNN story reports that, "Tsarnaev stood with his head bowed and his hands clasped as the verdicts were read."  I congratulate counsel on a good job of coaching.  Tsarnaev's scribbled note inside the boat where he was captured gave the unscrubbed version of his degree of contrition, to wit, none.  Whether counsel will be able to persuade him to continue occasionally faking contrition is an open question.

I'll bet $100 here and now, however, that he will not take the stand.  Under cross examination, there's too much chance his hatred for infidels, and the United States generally, will come out, thus tanking his it-was-all-my-brother's-idea theory of "mitigation."