Two Legal Persons

It seems confusing at first that a person in high office can intercede to settle a lawsuit in which he is a participant - until you look at it through the lens of the legal profession.  

Legally these are two separate persons, each doing their jobs: 

- One of these persons is the titular head of the Justice Department ... you know, the government's side in the case.  Sometimes they fight; sometimes they settle.

- The other person is a second-generation career criminal, who will exploit any method, crooked or straight, for his own selfish benefit.  

Makes sense, once you get it, right?

Tune in again next week, when we discuss emoluments, and how a gift of a jumbo-jet from a foreign power.  

Maria Corina Machado

The Norwegian Nobel Committee made an excellent choice, in awarding this year's Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Corina Machado.  Señora Machado has spent much of her life fighting to advance democracy in her native Venezuela - much of it recently, while living in hiding.  

Machado - Nobel Peace Prize

As deserving of this honor as she is, she deflects much of the credit to other, less well-known people, whose efforts contribute to the cause.  This humility is characteristic of a worthy recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - which is intended for those who have dedicated their lives to the cause of peace and justice.  

AG Serves us, NOT POTUS

In case it's not clear, the US Attorney General represents the PEOPLE of the United States, not the President.  

This isn't one of those ambiguous questions, like whether ICE Barbie should bring her husband or her side-squeeze along with her to Portland, when she shows up to review her invading troops.