Welcome, I hope you are enjoying this evening’s festivities and the rich array of Sesquicentennial Year events. And, of course – your first full week of Presidential election intrigue. As a certified political junkie, let me say that, whomever you supported last week, we can all agree on certain good news and bad news in the results, or lack thereof. First, the good news. With the election over, the price of timeshares in the Lincoln Bedroom has dropped precipitously. For those looking for a good investment opportunity, the moment is now. Given the inevitable increase in campaign expenditures, I can guarantee your purchase will turn out to be a savvy business venture. Especially in the later years. Namely, the third and fourth. Penn Law students who took my Election Law class last year thinking this would be an irrelevant topic have learned otherwise. For the next week or so, they may be the most employable, and quoted, lawyers in the country. Finally, we all should be happy that we won’t have to listen to any more jokes about Ralph Nader, Pat Buchanan, and Bill Clinton. I suspect they will be glad too. At least when they watch Jay Leno. And, as Dean of Penn Law School, I’m pleased to report that the Law School has just received over 50 applications from jittery Gore and Bush campaign workers, who are now hedging their professional bets and applying to law school. On the bad news side of the ledger, there have been no Nader or Buchanan
applications. They apparently didn’t have any campaign workers. A number
of people are also scrambling anxiously for new material - comedy writers
for Jay Leno. Bill Clinton impersonators. And Deans addressing alumni
dinners.
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