tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925765946042638459.post4194258213640703503..comments2024-03-18T02:22:56.392-04:00Comments on Disgusted Beyond Belief: Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies - Talking about Clarence ThomasDBBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805375811782552873noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925765946042638459.post-37559393403532316872008-03-08T21:32:00.000-05:002008-03-08T21:32:00.000-05:00I find justice Thomas fascinating. Not from a leg...I find justice Thomas fascinating. Not from a legal perspective, since I don't know the law. He strikes me as a man who has been through the most scurrilous villification of any politician I've seen, and I can't tell whether it has given him complete freedom to go his own way, or whether it has left him blinded by bitterness.<BR/><BR/>I've just read a few books on the court. The first presents him as an ignorant, bitter guy who has risen far beyond his level of competence. Despite this, the book says he is personally liked by the other judges and clerks. he is gregarious and approachable in contrast to many other justices. The seond book emphasizes his independence. He made it very clear early on he had no problem being the lone dissenter - something Scalia was usually unwilling to do. His willingness to go alone in several cases motivated Scalia to join his dissent.<BR/><BR/>Just a fascinating guy. Reviled by many of his own people. Someone who liberals are terrified of, because they know what they did to him, and they know he will never "grow on the court' to seek their favor.Sweating Through foghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138602196953744517noreply@blogger.com