A Political Junkie

I've noticed that law school students tend to cope with academic vigors through different types of addictive behavior: many people drink, some people chain smoke outside of class, and a scattering of people partake in recreational behavior that...well, wouldn't get them past a FBI background check.

I read news addictively, particularly news relating to the 2008 election. In addition to hitting up all the major newspapers in the morning and reading Newsweek before I go to bed, I've been frequenting this website: DailyPrez.com, a really good blog about everything '08 created by my good friend Doug Ludlow.

While I certainly agree that there are more important issues to read about and act upon right now than who's ahead for a general election 615 days away, it is incredibly addicting to follow this stuff. It's a soap opera and lesson in electoral politics all rolled into one.

Plus, after having lunch on Friday with a friend who's fundraising for Hilary, I realized how much I miss it all (not Hilary in particular, I don't have a candidate besides Gore). It's hard not doing anything political after it's dominated your life for four years. Maybe I'll free up some time to get involved in the general election, but for now I read the news because I have little time to do anything else.

Finally, seeing as how this is probably going to be the most dynamic and interesting election, perhaps in our entire country's history, why not start paying attention now?