Its almost certainly a remarkable change in fortune/reputation for Babcock. The conventional wisdom was that he was to be sidelined during this process. Coleman reported Monday that his sources told him that Babcock was absolutely crucial, so unless Colemans sources are playing him, its more then just the lip service we heard yesterday. Of course, like I mentioned yesterday, Henry VIII loped Thomas Cromwells head off shortly after praising him and granting a new title......