Strange Justice

by tristero

Adam Liptak on Clarence Thomas:

… he said he had found solace in his den.

“Sometimes, when I get a little down,” Justice Thomas said wearily, he goes online. “I look up wonderful speeches…

Speeches on the Internet. Clarence Thomas looks up speeches on the Internet in his den. Riiiiight:

The decision to rush the swearing-in of Justice Clarence Thomas spared the controversial nominee the publication of more embarrassing personal revelations than Anita Hill’s notorious testimony. That same day, three Washington Post reporters were set to write a story about Thomas’ extensive taste for pornography, including accounts from eyewitnesses such as the manager of his local video store. “But since Thomas had been sworn in, the Post decided not to pursue the issue and dropped the story.”

But there’s hope. From Liptak’s article again:

“I am rounding the last turn for my 18th term on the court,” he added, but his work — “this endeavor,” he called it, “or, for some, an ordeal” — has not gotten easier. “That’s one thing about this job,” he said. “You get a little tired.”

The poor guy. He should consider resigning so he can spend more time online in his den looking up…speeches.

For those new to politics who don’t quite understand what the brouhaha over Thomas is about, pick up Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas by Jane Mayer and Jill Abramson. His confirmation hearings changed forever how Americans would look at Coke cans.