“I tend to doubt it,” Starr said, though he said the court sometimes “surprises us all” by taking cases that at first blush don’t seem likely to succeed. There have been times, Starr said, when the “smart money was wrong.”

Starr also acknowledged being “very disappointed” to be passed over as a Supreme Court nominee during the first President Bush’s administration. Bush’s choice instead: David Souter, who just announced his retirement.

Starr, who demonstrated an exceedingly smooth radio voice on WCCO, also spoke at the University of Minnesota Tuesday night. Did he say anything startling? Leave a comment if you were there.

UPDATES: The U of M tells MnIndy that the audio from Starr’s speech will be online in about a week. Also, MinnPost has an interview with Starr covering a wide range of topics (he doesn’t say much on Coleman-Franken though). WCCO audio is here (via TPM).