Never has legal profession so dominated political life

Lawyers argue by the paid hour. Now, they are deemed essential to political life. And people wonder why voter turnout is 59 per cent.

You can't throw a fastball in this town without beaning a lawyer. That is no reason to stop trying. Never has the legal profession so dominated political life.

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