I too wish to express my gratitude to Patterico for extending to me the offer to serve as a “guest blogger” for the week while he’s off enjoying some fun in the sun. Unlike the other distinguished guest bloggers recruited by Patterico, I do not have my own blog, so this is a new experience for me. Hopefully it won’t prove to be too embarrassing to my ego – or to Patterico who has given me “just enough rope,” if you know what I mean.

A couple of notes before I launch in. I’ve not attempted to disguise my occupation, and Patterico has put it up on the site. I’ve done this to give readers and commentators a context within which to evaluate my comments. But, my comments here reflects my personal views, based on my knowledge and experience, and do not in any way reflect the views or policy positions of the US Department of Justice.

Second, one issue Patterico has requested I continue to focus on is the matter of the forced resignations of eight US Attorneys. My boss was not one of the 8 US Attorneys forced to resign, so my comments are not influenced by having gone through any professional tumult resulting from a change in office leadership.

That said, now I must confess that my first day as a “guest blogger” has coincided with a terrible day at the office from a workload standpoint, and I’ve been completely shutout of having any opportunity to google around in search of subject with which to begin. So, I’m going to put off the dreaded first post for another few hours, and hopefully get something up overnight.