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calimary

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14. And considering the many rulings that stuck it to Democrats in particular and liberals in general

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Reply #13)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 05:28 AM

Jun 2012

that he undoubtedly played a key role in shaping, he may have started to take on this false testosterone aura about being the "CONservative of Record" on the high court. That does a few things to the ego - especially an ego as gigantic as his. After awhile you start taking it to heart and thinking you're more of a colossus than you could even WISH you were in the realm of fact-based reality. This was evidently personal to him. Therefore, he took it personally when confronted with rulings he opposed. And rather ardently opposed in these two cases, it would seem.

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OMG! I called it! Didn't realize it at the time. I nailed it on that adult three-year-old, scalia! [View all] calimary Jun 2012 OP

Awesome, high five! :) LiberalLoner Jun 2012 #1

I remember your earlier post! Great call! 11 Bravo Jun 2012 #2

So did Ann Telnaes meow2u3 Jun 2012 #3

Yep, that's about the size of it. calimary Jun 2012 #6

I told my wife when i heard the crap Scalia was spouting Solomon Jun 2012 #4

Look, I don't know much about establishment psychology, never studied it in college. calimary Jun 2012 #5

Actually, I think it was largely his makeup... I don't think MSNBC has makeup people that ... hlthe2b Jun 2012 #12

Hopefully he'll work himself into such a tizzy he'll pop a gasket Arugula Latte Jun 2012 #7

Now I'm wondering if Roberts voted the way he did as a big "fuck you" to Scalia. gkhouston Jun 2012 #8

Well, considering the size of the ego of that pompous ass, you may have pegged it. calimary Jun 2012 #9

LOL. gkhouston Jun 2012 #10

I suspect you're correct about that. calimary Jun 2012 #11

He is not alpha ThoughtCriminal Jun 2012 #13

And considering the many rulings that stuck it to Democrats in particular and liberals in general calimary Jun 2012 #14

Thank you for suffering me! calimary Jun 2012 #15

Well, hey, I called it on DU about three days ago. randome Jun 2012 #16

See, you nailed it MUCH more forcefully than I did. calimary Jun 2012 #17

Yep - you nailed it malaise Jun 2012 #18