Justice Scalia Objects. Greenhouse

[elleng]

I can’t think of an example of one of Justice Scalia’s bomb-throwing opinions ever enticing a wavering colleague to come over to his corner. . .

(W)hat does this smart, rhetorically gifted man think his bullying accomplishes?

It’s a puzzle. But having raised the question, I will venture an answer. Antonin Scalia, approaching his 25th anniversary as a Supreme Court justice, has cast a long shadow but has accomplished surprisingly little. Nearly every time he has come close to achieving one of his jurisprudential goals, his colleagues have either hung back at the last minute or, feeling buyer’s remorse, retreated at the next opportunity. . .

This Friday, March 11, is Justice Scalia’s 75th birthday. It doesn’t promise to be a happy one.

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/justice-scalia-objects/?hp

[yourout]

1. I am not going to wish him happy birthday and I certainly am not going to wish him many more.

[Shiver]

2. Great. I share a birthday with Scalia.

[yourout]

3. But I will wish you a Happy Birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

and many more.

[Shiver]

4. Thank you!

And if anyone is looking for a gift, a new governor would be fantastic. :toast: