Were I advising her, I suppose I would tell her to let it go and move on, but the real issue is probably how likely she is to win on appeal. Since her case is actually pretty solid and the judges in CR are often loose cannons who seemingly rule by whim and fancy more than by law, I would guess that she has a decent chance of winning an appeal. However, she’s also fighting her lack of popularity, and that may motivate loose cannon judges to rule against her again.

Since I had a hand in passing along the rumor that Chinchilla was heading for Canada the minute her term expired, let me admit that my source may have misled me. Obviously, she’s still in CR. I would guess that she failed to land the kind of university job there that she believed she was entitled to, although for all we know negotiations continue and she will depart soon. It’s not my problem, but I would think that she’d want to move on with life pronto, and appealing a defamation case that not many would remember if she didn’t keep reminding people seems counterproductive.

BTW, since it shows, let me add that I don’t dislike Chinchilla or believe she was personally corrupt. I just think she was in over her head in the presidency and did a disappointing job. Thus, I kind of wish her well, even as I’m glad to have a different president.