Why Lawyers make good Bloggers

Another proof of the Blogging maxim--Lawyers make great bloggers!

Mark Levin yesterday:

So, numerous senior staffers and at least two members were involved in resolving the matter including the Speaker's staff assistant, in-house counsel, and deputy chief of staff; as well as Representatives Alexander and Shimkus (chairman, the page board). The ball wasn't dropped. Action was taken. But not the kind of action that Kate and others are claiming should have been undertaken in hindsight.

But Kate's point, respectfully, doesn't help her argument. Kate writes, in part: "According to the Foley scandal timeline released by House GOP leadership over the weekend and Speaker Hastert's statements since, the Speaker was unaware of the 'overly friendly' e-mails brought to the attention of his aides by Rep. Alexander's chief of staff last fall.” Therefore, the Speaker wasn't aware of anything, including the information in the e-mails. And if he wasn't aware of anything, then how can it be said that he was "negligent" if he wasn't presented with anything — except of course the supposed "open-secret" about Foley, which is believed to have been about his being gay. And how could it be argued that he should have ordered an investigation about something of which he knew nothing? This is a wholly unreasonable, if not preposterous standard.