Adam Bonin
Philadelphia-based 91st Most Powerful Lawyer in Pennsylvania (City and State PA, 2023) specializing in political law. Opinions are mine alone.
- Stevie Wonder has been so transcendent for so long that it's remarkable he's "only" 75 on his birthday today: younger than Paul and Ringo, younger than Mick and Keith, younger than Smokey and Diana. His mid-1970s run of albums cannot be surpassed, and it's hard to pick one song for this day, but ...
- change a letter, ruin a band They Might Be Grants
- Nice work if you can get it: Pam Bondi's contract to lobby on behalf of Qatar for $115,000 per month in 2019. efile.fara.gov/docs/6415-Ex...
- From Jeffrey Toobin's 2008 book THE NINE, this remains the greatest Justice Souter anecdote I can possibly share. RIP.
- I'm going to make a bold prediction: I think Kenan Thompson will return to Saturday Night Live next season.
- Reminder that if this is what emerges from the Vatican conclave chimney, Gritty is the new Pope.
- Looking forward to some quality Cunklave analysis today.
- The Supreme Ct of PA has affirmed in a per curiam order today the Commonwealth Ct decision removing Michael Huff from the ballot, based on a residency challenge. Votes for Huff, other than via write-in, will not count in the primary, so there's 10 candidates for 9 Phila CP slots and 5 for 3 MC.
- Reposted by Adam BoninWord from anonymous papal execs at the Sistine Chapel is that Shedeur treated confessional like a recruiting visit, instead of a deep-seated investigation of man’s own fallibility before God.