The excitement about a Supreme Court nomination reminded me of a story once told but still topical today. Back in Philadelphia there was a prominent lawyer named Joseph S. Lord whose stellar reputation soon earned him a seat on the bench. To celebrate this elevation he invited several colleagues to a dinner at one of the watering holes on Locust Street. It was a long and liquid evening and as they waited for their taxis the host turned to his friends and said "I have an acute sense of ambivalence - I'm not sure whether I am sober as a judge or drunk as a Lord."
tjs
A sense of humor should be rewarded.
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