Posted on 06/04/2007 1:32:17 AM PDT by neverdem
On May 17th, Sandy Berger, President Bill Clinton's National Security Adviser, voluntarily gave up his law license and with it the right to practice law. That is a stunning move for an accomplished lawyer, one of the nation's most influential public officials. Someone should take note. In fact, everyone should.
Berger previously entered a deal with the Department of Justice after he was caught stealing and destroying highly sensitive classified material regarding the Clinton Administration's handling of terrorism issues. That deal allowed him to avoid jail time, pay a modest fine, and keep his law license. It also allowed him to avoid full explanation of what he had taken and why he had taken it.
What information was worth risking his reputation, his career, and his freedom to keep hidden? And who was he risking that for?
Recently, the Board of the DC Bar, which had granted Berger his license, began asking those questions. There was only one way to stop that investigation, to keep from answering questions about what he did and why he did it, to keep the Bar from questioning his colleagues in the Clinton Administration about what had been in the documents Berger destroyed.
Berger took that step, surrendering his license, and stopping the investigation.
Ordinarily, anyone who has spent the time, effort, and money needed to master one of the "learned professions" fights with the utmost determination to keep his license. That is not merely a ticket to practice your chosen profession - it is also a badge of honor and accomplishment. Ask any doctor or lawyer, any architect or CPA, any professional at all, what it means to give that up.
That Berger didn't fight speaks volumes.
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A nice little touch Huh?
[A nice little touch Huh?]
Oh ya, like you did that on purpose, snicker!!
He may have a diamond in his tooth too!
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- from that Movie “Forrest Gump”
Near the end he said:
“It’s like a box of chocolates.... you never know what you’re going to get!”
Good grief, you’ve got a mind like a rat trap - remember everything!
I watched that movie but would never remember that line.
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You should have seen how I did that
You asked if the 3rd image had a TP BG
Yes - I used it making that one up
Oh I knew when I saw your graphic that it was TP with all the stars shining through. Just couldn’t tell from your url as I see it on white.
Yes -
I see my images on a black BG
That makes it easier for me on many images as I try to envision what I will do with it
3 frames on that one
[I see my images on a black BG]
I know. I have a colored background in my Image Host.
The Pubbies are to wimpy to get tough on anyone.
. . .and right now. . .politically. . .Aug 11 seems light years away.
(I only wish the political analysts would stop micro-analysizing. . .polling. . .projecting, dissecting. . .enhancing. . .deconstructing every word - and the body language that accompanies it; while discussing every and all possibilities/probabilities as per voter 'profiles'. . .AND demographics; and the dead uncle; if there is one.
Enough with techno exams; and psychic projections et al and ad nauseum. Stop the PRE-mortems. . .Enough! ;^#!
'We'. . .are becoming an insult to elephants. . .
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whatta victim!
LOLOL!
That is GREAT!
Thank you!
Very clever, Phil!
Thank you!
Very clever, Phil!
Thank you!
I know I shouldn’t be LOL at that...but I am!
Jay Cost: Michael Bloomberg vs. the 12th Amendment really interesting!
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Thanks for the ping.
Your comment would be funnier if it wasn't so true...
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