Obama wins! America celebrates!
After a momentous night in the US, the American people have elected their first African-American President. It is widely believed that this election saw the highest turnout in a Presidential election since 1960. The election is receiving, and will no doubt continue to receive for some time, blanket coverage across the news networks. So where’s the legal angle? (George Bush gave us the Florida re-count debacle). Well we’ve got one and its not so spurious…
It’s interesting to note that more than half of …
After a momentous night in the US, the American people have elected their first African-American President.
It is widely believed that this election saw the highest turnout in a Presidential election since 1960.
The election is receiving, and will no doubt continue to receive for some time, blanket coverage across the news networks.
So where’s the legal angle? (George Bush gave us the Florida re-count debacle).
Well we’ve got one and its not so spurious…
It’s interesting to note that more than half of all US presidents have been lawyers with Barack Obama being no exception. Obama graduated from Harvard Law School in 1991.
In the UK Tony Blair started his professional career as a barrister and a number of high profile members of his cabinet were former lawyers. Gordon Brown went on to break records for the number of lawyers in his early cabinet with Alistair Darling, Douglas Alexander, Des Browne, Jack Straw, Harriet Harman, Geoff Hoon, Hazel Blears and John Hutton all coming froma legal background.
So do lawyers rule the world?
It may be the case in the UK and the US that they show up in politics in droves but if you want to rule China you are better off being an engineer and in Russia you would benefit from a previous career in the KGB!
For an interesting chart of some of the world’s biggest power players click .
So it’s more a matter of choosing the right profession it seems.
Not as exciting as the news of Obama’s victory but…
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November 5, 2008
Yes we Can
November 5, 2008
Great victory. Don’t think anyone will miss Bush other than Rory Bremner. Bankers did rule the world, now its the turn of the lawyers!
November 5, 2008
this is a victory for change and fresh ideas, wonder if we will ever see the same thing here, move over gordon, let jimmy take over!
November 5, 2008
victory for the centre left
November 5, 2008
its time for a change here too – are you listening Gordon – no didn’t think so. if only we could dump the driftwood we have at the helm…
November 5, 2008
Obama is a legend, don’t think I’ve ever met a lawyer in the City with the sort of charisma he exudes, maybe its personal or an American thing, probably a combination of both.
November 5, 2008
Obama yea yea yea