Poincaré explains basic probability theory to a French shyster

The "I had to teach them how to take a shower" defense

Rot being sexually harassed at the office

Pinko bites olive pit

Bring in the shysters

as reprehensible as it is to burn a Koran....

That smacking sound you hear is trial lawyers licking their chops

A new appreciation of the economics of the deal

Counterpoint: "In considering the President's words and exercising our best investment judgment, we concluded that the risks of potentially severe capital loss that could arise from fighting this in bankruptcy court far outweighed any realistic potential upside," PWP said. Hmmm... How to translate this from shysterese?

[[Added illus. -- Rot]]

Mexican shysters abandoning Napoleonic code

.. for Tejas-style justice? Oh mon Dieu! What is the world coming to?

When Mr Rot tries to dispense justice

Killjoy Pepe bitches about it.

Shyster hog heaven

At least some people are making out like bandits in this sordid affair. To make Pepe's chest swell with pride.

Shyster's lament

Truants need shysters

Our tax dollars hard at work. Pinko nirvana.

For whom the bell tolls

Not for Mother Russia, says Pepe. Sharia+ACLU will see to it.

Shyster makes a dick of himself

On the bag

Only $380 million scammed?

And this rates a front page article in the Gray Lady? Baahhh. After Lehman and Madoff, we need to set the threshold higher.

Getting ready to stack the courts

Speaking in July 2007 at a conference of Planned Parenthood, he said: "[W]e need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it's like to be a young teenage mom. The empathy to understand what it's like to be poor, or African-American, or gay, or disabled, or old. And that's the criteria by which I'm going to be selecting my judges." Yabadabadoo.

A thorny constitutional issue

Apparently, one can still swear at an overflowing loo. For how long?

Arguing to Gomorrah

Debate's over, guy. [Added illus. -- JJ]

Shysters short-circuit the debate.

The jury is no longer "still out"! haHA!