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Alpaca! ILoveAlpacas.com – Visit an Alpaca Farm or Ranch Near You
I was watching TV and a commercial came on. It was a testimonial from a man who used to be in the investment business, but now raises alpacas full-time. Apparently you can race alpacas. They also have been called “the world’s [...]

Fred Thompson: “A Lawyer Who Is A Perspective Candidate”

Fred Thompson: “A Lawyer Who Is A Perspective Candidate”
A lawyer who is a candidate or a prospective candidate for office finds himself in an interesting position because of the nature of the legal profession and the practice of law. This is true when the practice was as varied as mine, and it’s especially true when [...]

A Genius For Friendship

A short essay about Abraham Lincoln as a lawyer from the authors of the Powerline blog.
Bench & Bar of Minnesota
Abraham Lincoln stands not only as America’s greatest president but also as its greatest lawyer. At the time of his election to the presidency in 1860 he was the most prominent practicing lawyer in the [...]

Federal Judges

One of President’s Bush’s more successful achievements while in office has been the appointment of two respected, conservative jurists to the Supreme Court. However, he hasn’t been as successful at confirming judges to lower federal courts. Senate Republicans are making noise (again) about pushing Democrats to move on some of the president’s nominations. They don’t have [...]

Bagwell v. Berkman

Astros bloggers at the Crawfish Boxes have a post projecting Berkman’s performance, based on comparing his career number with Bagwell’s. With roughly half the number of at-bats, Berkman’s pretty close to Bagwell. Berkman was recently quoted as saying that he’s not the kind of guy who would be playing into his 40’s. To achieve any [...]