So how was your weekend? Are you stuck freezing to death in the frigid Midwest? Or are you one of the few lucky souls who was out in Miami watching the Superbowl? Regardless of what where you are in the country, I’m going to bet most of you are stuck inside the office (or class). So I’ll cut out the formalities and get to the interesting stuff.

This has been a great week for political commentary on the legal blogs. This, of course, also means that it was a horrible week for politicians, Democrats and Republicans alike. To begin with, Crime and Federalism [http://federalism.typepad.com/crime_federalism/2007/02/more_than_a_tou.html]published this less than flattering piece on John Edwards. All I can say is, ouch. It’s true that John Edwards loves to cater to his party, but hello, what politician doesn’t do the exact same thing? You can’t just fault Edwards for this kind of behavior, it’s the typical M.O. for all politicians. My favorite lines: “When other lawyers were working in legal aid clinics, Edwards was cream-skimming in the market in human suffering”, and “while some served the poor and down-trodden as young men, Edwards got rich off the suffering of others”. Honestly, I can’t say that I really disagree with either of those statements, but that’s some pretty harsh criticism.

And that’s just the beginning of the political fun for this week. I’m sure you all heard about Cully Stimson, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee affairs, and his lovely commentary on attorneys who represent terrorists, covered by Above the Law [http://www.abovethelaw.com/2007/02/charles_cully_stimson_you_wont.php]. Obviously, his remarks were stupid (don’t these people have aides who brief them on what they should and shouldn’t be saying?), but leaving that aside…what kind of name is Cully Stimson? That sounds like the name of Yosemite Sam’s cartoon nemesis.

What would a weekly roundup of sarcastic political commentary be without mocking the President’s inability to master (or even come to grips with) the English language? My former Constitutional Law Professor, Ann Althouse, noted President Bush’s humorous (well, humorous for George W. Bush) speech while addressing the Democratic Party on her blogspot, Althouse [http://althouse.blogspot.com/2007/02/bush-says-war-sapping-our-soul.html#comments]. What do you think, did he actually use the phrase “sapping our soul?



With that question, I’ll let you get back to your work/homework/procrastination. Don’t forget to come back next week and waste more time with us!