I Won't Pretend to Understand the Movement of the Wind

For your perusal and enjoyment, the following people were nominated (but not necessarily chosen) to speak at graduation by the Baylor Law class graduating in May 2009:

• Former President George H.W. Bush

• Former President George W. Bush

• Stephen Colbert

• Senator John Cornyn

• Prof. Counseller

• Prof. Fuselier

• Former Senator Phil Gramm

• Prof. Guinn

• Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison

• Assoc. Dean Jackson

• Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson (Texas Supreme Court)

• Judge Ed Kinkeade

• Judge Jeff Manske

• Willie Nelson

• Justice Harriet O’Neill (Texas Supreme Court)

• Prof. Osler

• Prof. Powell

• Prof. Rogers

• Gov. Mitt Romney

• Prof. Zollie Steakley

• Prof. Jim Underwood

• Prof. Wren

My money would have been on Willie, but since Baylor is a religiously-oriented institution, I'm not sure that his choice of "refreshments" at the reception would have been approved by the powers that be.