Mayor for Life Fires Back at Prosecutors

Ward 8 Councilmember and Marion Barry held a press conference yesterday to assail publicly the U.S. attorneys who tried to put him behind bars for not filing his 2007 tax returns on time, a violation of the former mayor's parole. "This is a victory for the people of the District of Columbia and myself and a defeat -- a defeat, a defeat, a defeat -- for the U.S. attorney's office," he said, according to Nick Miroff at the Washington Post. A victory for you and me, District of Columbia! Barry was given an extension to his probation as punishment for violating the probation he earned in 2006 for failing to pay his taxes. He told people at the conference that he's feeling good after his recent kidney transplant and intends to become an advocate for kidney health issues. Should we expect to see him as a judge in the National Kidney Foundation–sponsored DC 101 Chili Cookoff next year?