Not unlike gangrene the amputation of Thomas is necessary right now. The one that actually put me over the top was the payment through Kelly Ann Conway to Ginni the lump to hide the transaction. Those aren't the actions of a dear friend. They're the actions of someone buying influence from the court and trying to hide it. .
Are there any people who were influential in the Trump administration that weren't totally dishonest
The Clarence Thomas saga keeps going from bad to worse. Yet there is little chance that there will be consequences for him. Partly because of his built-in immunity due to the job-for-life nature of his employment. And partly because his partisan supporters, in an odd role reversal of convenience, like to play the race card in order to defend him. Which is to say that, in their eyes, there never is an acceptable reason to critique Thomas, because it always can be refuted with the intellectually lazy and one-sided argument that it is grounded in racism and nothing else.
I prefer to tell it like it is. There is more than enough evidence now to reasonably conclude that Thomas is a slimy opportunist who is milking his lack of accountability on the Supreme Court for whatever it is worth toward achieving his personal goals and promoting his own agenda. There is no skin color to that. One appropriately asks what the rest of the high court justices, regardless of personal political beliefs, think of him now as he continues to stain the institution at will.
Wow, how is that Ginni Thomas payment anything other than a bribe? It's times like this when I wish there was an actual mechanism to hold Supreme Court justices to some sort of ethical standard.
It is becoming abundantly clear--every day, in every way--that the GOP and the present iteration of 'Conservatism' must be destroyed before it burns down the Constitution and the nation to attain its thirst for absolute power.
So about $100k can get you a SCOTUS vote on a specific case? Seems pretty cheap to be honest. What would a forensic accounting of the Thomas’ finances show? How many times did something like this happen?
That anecdote about Trump mistaking Carroll for Maples has got to be damning. And we are worried about Joe’s cognitive abilities? Good grief.
The corruption in the Republican Party is being thrown on our face and we are expected to swallow it. There are still no indications that the Supreme Court will police its own, especially when we know that Robert’s wife is also taking in millions for her “independent” work. The entire world economy is still at the mercy of gun toting anarchists, who have absolutely no concern about the laws, or the results of their actions. Are there four House Republicans with any integrity? They saw what happened to Liz Cheney, so saving the country, the world’s economy, and causing great suffering to millions of Americans is not worth the risk of losing in a primary. Of course, if there isn’t a functioning government, why be in office? Leonard Leo’s money?
The situation with thomas has reached farce level of corruption, like evil villain levels that would not be believable in fiction. And yet nothing will be done about it. The whole thing is SO, SO wrong.
Thomas issue is not something that requires innocence until proven guilty. Public trust in the highest court is another standard, or used to be before trump. Obviously also diggerent for republicans vs democrats. All supreme course cases involving Thomas past and forward need an asterisk or maybe have to be thrown out in future cases. Funny how a guy who was suspect at the confirmation hearings has been shown to lack basic integrity. And another point, you can’t be married to someone as corrupt as Ginny and be ok. Just can’t. He has to resign. Other justices should demand it
Given the $thousands being funneled to Ginni and Clarence, one would think he could well afford private school tuition for his ward. People on the grift never want to pay for anything.
Two scenarios. One, I call my wife to say I'll be home a little late. "Cindy's going through some stuff, and we're going to get a couple of drinks after work." (My wife knows Cindy.)
Two, I call my wife to say I'll be late because "I'm going to have a couple of drinks with some folks from the office" when in reality, I'm grabbing drinks with Cindy.
Even if scenario Two is totally innocent (and it would be!, Cindy and I are just friends), my wife would be entitled to be suspicious. If it's innocent, why did I lie to her?
The real question regarding the Thomas payments is just how deep all of this rot goes. Is Thomas a uniquely slimy operator in this regard or is this all just par for the course?
We know Scalia was famous for taking junkets from “friends”, he even died on one! We still don’t know how Brett Kavanaugh paid off all of his debt around the time of his appointment.
I’m genuinely interested now in just how much muck the federal judiciary is covered with stuff like this.
Great article in the Atlantic Charlie!I have often thought same thing myself.Here are some questions I would pose to Trump voters:Would you tell your children or grandchildren I want you to behave like Trump? Would you like Trump as your neighbor? Would you do business with him? Would you hire him to business for you? DY
At this point, the entire Supreme Court needs to be torn down and rebuilt from scratch. It beggars belief that Thomas and Kavanaugh would be the only Justices that are bought and paid for, and it further boggles the mind that the other Justices, right AND left, wouldn't know about it. And yet, none of them has said a peep. None of them has come forward and said, "You have wrecked the credibility of this Court, and you should resign." Not one. Impeach all of them, and start fresh. More Justices, term limits, and a code of conduct. This is beyond ridiculous.
All The President's Seditionists
Not unlike gangrene the amputation of Thomas is necessary right now. The one that actually put me over the top was the payment through Kelly Ann Conway to Ginni the lump to hide the transaction. Those aren't the actions of a dear friend. They're the actions of someone buying influence from the court and trying to hide it. .
Are there any people who were influential in the Trump administration that weren't totally dishonest
The Clarence Thomas saga keeps going from bad to worse. Yet there is little chance that there will be consequences for him. Partly because of his built-in immunity due to the job-for-life nature of his employment. And partly because his partisan supporters, in an odd role reversal of convenience, like to play the race card in order to defend him. Which is to say that, in their eyes, there never is an acceptable reason to critique Thomas, because it always can be refuted with the intellectually lazy and one-sided argument that it is grounded in racism and nothing else.
I prefer to tell it like it is. There is more than enough evidence now to reasonably conclude that Thomas is a slimy opportunist who is milking his lack of accountability on the Supreme Court for whatever it is worth toward achieving his personal goals and promoting his own agenda. There is no skin color to that. One appropriately asks what the rest of the high court justices, regardless of personal political beliefs, think of him now as he continues to stain the institution at will.
Wow, how is that Ginni Thomas payment anything other than a bribe? It's times like this when I wish there was an actual mechanism to hold Supreme Court justices to some sort of ethical standard.
It is becoming abundantly clear--every day, in every way--that the GOP and the present iteration of 'Conservatism' must be destroyed before it burns down the Constitution and the nation to attain its thirst for absolute power.
So about $100k can get you a SCOTUS vote on a specific case? Seems pretty cheap to be honest. What would a forensic accounting of the Thomas’ finances show? How many times did something like this happen?
That anecdote about Trump mistaking Carroll for Maples has got to be damning. And we are worried about Joe’s cognitive abilities? Good grief.
"We" will not make Trump president again. If he wins, it will be the electoral college that once again delivers him the office.
The corruption in the Republican Party is being thrown on our face and we are expected to swallow it. There are still no indications that the Supreme Court will police its own, especially when we know that Robert’s wife is also taking in millions for her “independent” work. The entire world economy is still at the mercy of gun toting anarchists, who have absolutely no concern about the laws, or the results of their actions. Are there four House Republicans with any integrity? They saw what happened to Liz Cheney, so saving the country, the world’s economy, and causing great suffering to millions of Americans is not worth the risk of losing in a primary. Of course, if there isn’t a functioning government, why be in office? Leonard Leo’s money?
The situation with thomas has reached farce level of corruption, like evil villain levels that would not be believable in fiction. And yet nothing will be done about it. The whole thing is SO, SO wrong.
Thomas issue is not something that requires innocence until proven guilty. Public trust in the highest court is another standard, or used to be before trump. Obviously also diggerent for republicans vs democrats. All supreme course cases involving Thomas past and forward need an asterisk or maybe have to be thrown out in future cases. Funny how a guy who was suspect at the confirmation hearings has been shown to lack basic integrity. And another point, you can’t be married to someone as corrupt as Ginny and be ok. Just can’t. He has to resign. Other justices should demand it
Given the $thousands being funneled to Ginni and Clarence, one would think he could well afford private school tuition for his ward. People on the grift never want to pay for anything.
Thomas can do whatever he wants. He can eat puppies for breakfast. There will never be any penalty.
Two scenarios. One, I call my wife to say I'll be home a little late. "Cindy's going through some stuff, and we're going to get a couple of drinks after work." (My wife knows Cindy.)
Two, I call my wife to say I'll be late because "I'm going to have a couple of drinks with some folks from the office" when in reality, I'm grabbing drinks with Cindy.
Even if scenario Two is totally innocent (and it would be!, Cindy and I are just friends), my wife would be entitled to be suspicious. If it's innocent, why did I lie to her?
The real question regarding the Thomas payments is just how deep all of this rot goes. Is Thomas a uniquely slimy operator in this regard or is this all just par for the course?
We know Scalia was famous for taking junkets from “friends”, he even died on one! We still don’t know how Brett Kavanaugh paid off all of his debt around the time of his appointment.
I’m genuinely interested now in just how much muck the federal judiciary is covered with stuff like this.
"You follow drugs, you get drug addicts and drug dealers. But you start to follow the money, and you don't know where the f--k it's gonna take you."
Great article in the Atlantic Charlie!I have often thought same thing myself.Here are some questions I would pose to Trump voters:Would you tell your children or grandchildren I want you to behave like Trump? Would you like Trump as your neighbor? Would you do business with him? Would you hire him to business for you? DY
At this point, the entire Supreme Court needs to be torn down and rebuilt from scratch. It beggars belief that Thomas and Kavanaugh would be the only Justices that are bought and paid for, and it further boggles the mind that the other Justices, right AND left, wouldn't know about it. And yet, none of them has said a peep. None of them has come forward and said, "You have wrecked the credibility of this Court, and you should resign." Not one. Impeach all of them, and start fresh. More Justices, term limits, and a code of conduct. This is beyond ridiculous.