Judges and Judiciary
Jan. 23, 2008
Extra Credit
Politicians, comedians and judges are all guilty of sometimes taking credit where it isn't due.
2nd Appellate District, Division 6
Arthur Gilbert
Presiding Justice, 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 6
UC Berkeley School of Law, 1963
Arthur's previous columns are available on gilbertsubmits.blogspot.com.
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Credit. I'm no different than anyone else. I take it whenever I can. But it makes me anxious. Credit, no matter what type, has its downside. Just ask those struggling to make mortgage payments.
Politicians take credit for their speeches - particularly the ones that go over well. Nevermind that seldom do they write their own. In fact, everyone knows they have speech writers. Nevertheless, if the speech bombs, the poli...
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