tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7720790.post923393228557255581..comments2023-07-02T02:22:59.328-07:00Comments on Arbitrary and Capricious: It's not just a job, it's an adventureSkellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538965481799887598noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7720790.post-9127170975184842222008-07-08T20:59:00.000-07:002008-07-08T20:59:00.000-07:00The "excited or bummed" quote was really about wor...The "excited or bummed" quote was really about working vs. sleeping in and staying out late, not about the work. I'm excited to be back doing legal work after 6 weeks of not.JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08302011753087878877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7720790.post-64891768271569216352008-07-07T16:34:00.000-07:002008-07-07T16:34:00.000-07:00Wow, you quoted me. My first post at PD Dude and ...Wow, you quoted me. My first post at PD Dude and you quoted me. Not a very hopeful-sounding comment about the post, but I'm glad you read the blog.<BR/><BR/>I hope that you read the entirety of the post, and read other posts that I make. I won't run away from anything that I wrote, but I will defend it. I will add this much: I never trusted the "old liberals," and I still don't. Too many of them tried to be "authentic" and gave away their credibility in the proces. Too many became what they supposedly hated: conservatives without a conscience. But the truth is that the law in California has become an offensive mush that is so unfair and cruel that it is toxic. And too many of the "old liberals" just plain got too old, tired, and cynical to fight effectively.<BR/><BR/>In our profession we need people who are dedicated to the Constitution and what it stands for, and we need attorneys who eschew labels and instead are willing to fight for what's right - their clients and their rights. I'm sick of people spewing platitudes, but not recognizing that we have lost our collective rights, and not looking for ways to preserve what we have left and regain at least some of what we lost.<BR/><BR/>But thank you for your recognition of the PD Dude site. I hope you'll keep reading and keep me abreast of what you think. Fair criticism will do one thing for me: It will keep me honest.<BR/><BR/>BTW - I've been a Deputy PD since 1997.<BR/><BR/>Dennis Wilkins<BR/>Guest Blogger at PD Dude<BR/>http://www.publicdefenderdude.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7720790.post-23120860522162314132008-07-07T00:32:00.000-07:002008-07-07T00:32:00.000-07:00It must be something in the water. The first guy n...It must be something in the water. <BR/><BR/>The first guy never would have gotten past the first interview at my office. <BR/><BR/>The second guy might have gotten hired by my office, but I couldn't see him lasting too long.<BR/><BR/>It's sorta funny, I never really felt "old school" until I read both of those posts....<BR/><BR/>MichelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com