“For the year after I left government service, I worked as a consultant to the Republican National Committee because the lawyers advised that was the proper way for me to comply with ethics regulations and continue to advise the President.” WayYearsGovernmentLeftPresidentRepublicanEthicsLawyerRegulationCommitteesAdviseConsultantsGovernment Service Author:Karen Hughes
“John Kerry described his Republican critics as 'the most crooked, lying group I've ever seen.' Now, that's saying something, because Kerry's both a lawyer and a politician.” LyingGroupsPoliticianRepublicanCriticsLawyerCrookedJohn Kerry Author:Jay Leno
“With Republicans in control of the Senate for the first time since Barack Obama took office, the president may find it harder to appoint left-wing lawyers to judgeships. Whether he compromises on some of his nominees, including any to the Supreme Court, may depend on the willingness of the new Republican majority to engage the president on judicial philosophy.” FirstsMayPhilosophyLeftPresidentDependsRepublicanOfficeFirst TimeHarderMajorityCourtWingsIncludingLawyerSupremeCompromiseBarackWillingnessSenateSupreme CourtNotableJudicialLeft Wing Author:Terry Eastland
“My dad was an immigrant kid and a Democrat and a Jew, and we didn't know any Republicans in our group. So I grew up Democratic. My dad was a labor lawyer - a very hardworking guy, a one-horse labor lawyer - and then I went to hippie college and lived in the bubble.” KnowsKidsGuyGroupsCollegeGrewDadRepublicanGrew UpLaborHorseDemocraticDemocratMy DadJewLawyerImmigrantsBubblesHippieHardworking Author:David Mamet
“State Department lawyers need to have the evidence to back up the charge before they make it. Here's Nebraska Republican Jeff Fortenberry questioning Assistant Secretary of State Anne Patterson at a House hearing.” NeedsStatesHouseRepublicanEvidenceLawyerDepartmentQuestioningSecretaryAssistantsNebraska Author:Tom Gjelten
“He addressed a black lawyer as "boy". That`s why Jeff Sessions couldn`t get through Senate confirmation process under the old rules followed by Democrats and Republicans.” ProcessBlackBoysRepublicanDemocratLawyerSenateSessionConfirmation Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“As a young lawyer, I learned to try to find common ground with people, to look for a human connection. When I got to the Senate, despite the fact that there were a lot of people who didn't want me to get there - and were sure they'd never even talk to me, let alone work with me - I really tried to do the job I was sent there to do by the people of New York, which was to get things done for my constituents. I worked with Republicans, and we found a lot of common ground. It isn't easy, but it's part of what we have to do in politics today.” PeopleWantTryingHumansLooksDoneFactsTodayJobsYoungFoundEasyCommonNew YorkRepublicanConnectionsLawyerDespiteSenateWant MeThings DoneTalk To MeConstituentsCommon GroundHuman ConnectionPolitics Today Author:Hillary Clinton
“The Republican Primaries were quite interesting. The establishment had its candidate, [Mitt] Romney, a kind of a Wall Street lawyer and investor, and they wanted him in. But the base didn't want him.” WantKindWantedInterestingStreetsWallRepublicanLawyerPrimariesCandidatesInvestorsEstablishmentRomneyWant Him Author:Noam Chomsky