I am honored to be included on the ballot again this year.
On another practice-related story, Obama’s acting Deputy Attorney General James Cole was blocked by Republicans in the Senate this week. Cole is an extremely talented lawyer who was given a recess appointment. He has a long history of public interest work and distinguished service as a lawyer. [However, as one of our regulars has pointed out, Cole is opposed by the Government Accountability Project for his role in the AIG investigation]. He is being opposed in part for his writings about terrorism in a single op-ed article where he merely referred to terrorism as a crime. The Democrats could not muster the 60 votes to end a filibuster — even with the vote of Sen. Lugar joining his Democratic colleagues.