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A soon-to-be internet sensation: John Cleese comments on the absurity of Sarah Palin running for VP of the United States.

[From John Cleese on Sarah Palin: "Monty Python Could Have Written This." - Boing Boing]

A painfully funny commentary about McCain supporters.

I love that Sarah Palin not only cannot backup her foreign policy experience with Russia. It shows a level of evasiveness we haven’t seen in politics in a long, long time. Commentators have tried to call her out on this, late-night humorists have mocked her. Now, she has gained a new enemy: Russia.

Turns out, the Russians aren’t buying this claim, either. They are attacking not only this claim, but her entire qualifications to serve in office. One outlet has even dubbed her “Mrs. Nobody Know-it-All”.

If she thinks the NY Times hates her, wait until she feels the wrath of media outlets who could care less about winning her approval. She’s losing credibility at home; abroad, it seems, it’s already gone.

[From SAIS Next Europe: PostGlobal on washingtonpost.com]

The media and John McCain’s staff seems to have come down with a case of foot-in-mouth disease. The gestation period seems to vary from a period of days to a few months.

I know I haven’t written anything in over a month. Here’s the quick update:

- I’m a duly sworn member of the Maryland bar
- I have decided to go into the practice of law with a friend of mine
- I am still working on establishing the law office

Outside of my life as a lawyer, I have maintained other interests, too. These include:
- Studying French (on my own)
- Studying Dutch this fall
- Running 4-5 times a week
- Cycling infrequently

Oh, and I have an iPhone as well.

I received the greatest letter in the mail today from the Court of Appeals of Maryland:

The Report of the State Board of Law Examiners has been filed in this Court and, subject to final ratification of the Order Nisi, you are requested to appear for admission to the Bar.

It’s been a very long trip to get here, but, in less than two weeks, I will finally be a licensed attorney in the State of Maryland.

Here in Washington, D.C., we see a lot of lobbying advertisements, far more than the rest of the United States. Since most of the Congressmen and their staff reside here, we are the target market for these “issue ads”.

Today, I saw a link to an issue add from Northrup Grumman claiming that “KC-45: It won on the most American of Values: Merit”. As you may remember, the decision to award the contract to Northrup and EADS, the European manufacturer of Airbus, was somewhat controversial. However, the only argument put forth by Boeing seems to have been “we’re Boeing. We’ll give you the privilege of giving us lots of money through sub-standard leases in exchange for a substandard aircraft”.

From what I can remember, this is the first time I’ve seen an ad asking to keep a contract award, to to be given one.

[From America's New Tanker - KC-45]

I’ve passed the Maryland bar exam, making me “minimally competent” to practice law. There are more steps yet, but this is the biggest hurdle of them all. I can finally breathe again.