Occidental:
He transferred out to go to Columbia. While less of an undergrad-focused school, wouldn’t anybody prefer to go to Columbia?
Being a lawyer:
He was a summer associate (basically an intern) at 2 firms. Sidley Austin and Hopkins Sutter. As such he was probably in a support position under partner attorneys. I am assuming that last part because that is how it generally is in CA. I don’t know if he ever took the bar (I don’t think Bill Clinton did either). Following law school he focused on legal academia.
Regarding Harvard Law Review:
I seem to recall that there is a writing competition and debate to get selected for this. His becoming president (I think) involved winning over the conservative members whose consent he would need. I don’t think it was a quota.
Regarding legal teaching:
Visiting lecturer is the term (at least in CA) to describe an entry level (as opposed to tenured) teacher (as opposed to a researcher).
Regarding the missing record:
I have heard this before. I have an easy time finding reports on his voting in Illinois. Can someone explain what this whole missing records story is about?
Also, here is a news story about his voting: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/17/politics/main2369157.shtml
Regarding the intensification of the anti-terror campaign:
Yeah we know that. He said it at the convention.
Regarding the rest of the platform:
Yeah we pretty much know the rest of that too. Most of us support it.
