I have to say I forced myself on the weekend to watch a bit of Thomas. I had to turn it off, before I got sick all over again (right when he used the phrase, "but for the grace of God", as he had during his confirmation hearings).
The best thing he could do for his legacy is leave early.
Frank Rich's observations added in the prior post, but Keith Boykin also weighs in.
But there is ... even MORE... uhhh (if you can bear it):
In his blog on The Hill web site, old Washington hand Brent Budowsky notes the unprecedented event of a Justice “using the Court’s return as a book promotion to remind the world of his enemies, demons, biases and vendettas.”
Budowsky, a former Democratic aide in Congress who advises politicians of both parties, went on to suggest that Thomas “should now recuse himself from any cases involving any litigants who opposed his confirmation, because his attacks on them destroy any pretense of judicial impartiality. This is a man with a chip on his shoulder, axes to grind and scores to settle.”
