In the few short hours since my announcement, I have received a tremendous outpouring of support (you are all so awesome.  Thank you).  Included in this outpouring were a couple of links to articles, which surprisingly were both published within the last week or so.  Both are, in their own ways, extremely on-point:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/06/opinion/06Grisham.html?_r=1

http://www.theonion.com/articles/law-schools-now-require-applicants-to-honestly-sta,18089/

Enjoy!