This is the most flamboyant outburst I have ever seen. Watch carefully; you might miss it:
Wasn't that slick? Obama gave lip service to deference to separation of powers, and then proceeded to lash out at his wayward minions from the tertiary branch.
The visual of the Justices sitting as the crowd (dare I say "mob") of Democrats around them jumped to their feet in exultation of Obama's prevarication was a low point in this already lowly presidency.
Leftists who don't like "conservative" Supreme Court Justices are pretending to be shocked by Alito's dismay:
...the behavior of Justice Alito at last night's State of the Union address...was a serious and substantive breach of protocol that reflects very poorly on Alito and only further undermines the credibility of the Court.
...The Court's credibility...has — justifiably — declined substantially over the past decade, beginning with Bush v. Gore......Justice Alito's flamboyantly insinuating himself into a pure political event, in a highly politicized manner, will only hasten that decline.
To say that Alito's sotto voce behavior was flamboyant is utterly ridiculous.
Moreover, if Alito was guilty of any breach of protocol (and this is a very big "if"), it was only in response to Obama's much more serious breach of protocol.
Obama has a right to express his opinion, but to express his opinion the way he did (and in that setting) undermines any perception or reality of a Court that is "separate and detached from partisan wars."
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~Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. It is almost impossible to counteract ridicule. It also infuriates the opposition, who then react to your advantage.
~Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules. You can kill them with this...
