Posted
3/01/2006 05:43:00 PM
by Douglas
Vicki Hogan, your 15 minutes of fame was over in 1992 when you bared your muff for Hef, so please, stay out of the
Supreme Court. But still, if anyone thought they had a chance at 400 million, they'd probably do the same thing. But this quote from Scalia puts it all in perspective:
Kent L. Richland, arguing on Anna's behalf, is exactly the sort of silver-haired, silver-tongued guy you'd have cast in the reality show. He doesn't appear to be flapped, even when Justice Antonin Scalia wonders, just moments into his presentation of an argument far broader than the one he needs to make: "Do you want to stand on that position or do you have a lesser position? One that might cause you to win?"
Aside from being a brilliant jurists, Scalia strikes me as a great guy to have a beer with. Not because I think he'd be a great drinking buddy, but rather when he makes fun of you, it would have to be for stuff you couldn't defend. Plus, he could probably kick my ass. To paraphrase Phill Hartman in
The Sinatra Group, "I've got chunks of smarter guys than you in my stool."