I’ve been refraining from commenting on political matters because–well, I needed a break. I figured I’d let the Republicans strut around for awhile and yammer on about their moral rectitude. But I can stay quiet only so long. I absolutely love this story about the newspaper columnist who accepted what essentially amounts to a bribe for promoting the No Child Left Behind Act. Maybe the moralists out there can explain to me how the Administration can justify giving $240,000 to an independent columnist to promote its own political agenda? Isn’t this akin to promoting a state-sponsored media? :Sniff sniff: Smells like communism to me. Does President Bush know the Department of Education is run by a bunch of communists?
Today, I was on a panel of attorneys teaching a continuing legal ed class for new attorneys who wanted to know more about careers in public service. To put people at ease at get them to listen to me and not ogle the chair the whole time, I’ve cultivated this understated, ironic style for presentations and the like. It seems to work well for me and it gets people to relax. Kind of like my blogging style but without all the links. Anyway, it went well. I’m lucky in that I like what I do and I have fun talking about it.
