On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:09:13 -0700, Mark & Juanita
wrote:


... and the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, but what does the
above have to do with the perception that most shysters are out to acquire
via court action the fruits of others' labors?

Most people are out to acquire the fruits of others' labors,
period, and a good many of them think nothing of it beyond
figuring out how to be more successful at it. As you said, the
sun rises in the east (sort of) and sets in the west (sort of).
This administration, in an attempt to sidetrack people (and it's
obviously successful, as this thread shows) from the real
problems & the death & destruction it has caused, has decided
to make lawyers a cause celebre, mainly because they tend
to support the Democratic Party. But Enron, Haliburton, and
other companies that have paid off politicians to do what they
want, show that greed is quite widespread.