this too shall pass.

ok, i know the title of this blog is a little dramatic. i just had a frustrating day on the job front. things will work out, and i've been (wisely) counseled by many to be patient. it's a hard pill to swallow, though ultimately it's probably the best thing. i want to "fix" things that make me unhappy immediately. sometimes, perhaps, most fixes aren't immediate, but instead require a period of convalescence.

at what price, justice?

I have tried to keep this blog a relatively politics-and-law-free zone, as a distraction from my personal and professional life. However, the President's commutation of Scooter Libby announced yesterday squarely infuses the law with politics, and I could not let this passed unnoticed. I find this one of the President's most egregious and unfair decisions he has made. I wonder if the many people sitting in prison today for lying under oath and obstructing justice who don't have the money or access that Libby has should also be given blanket commutations. What about the thousands of people who have petitioned for pardons for relief from the nation's far-too strict drug sentencing guidelines?

The flagrant disregard for the rule of law by this administration is stunning in its reach, dangerous in its cavalierness, and sad in its pervasiveness.