Repugs are accusing Sen. Harry Reid of being racist becuase he said that Clarence Thomas is "an embarassment". More at The Regular and Talking Points Memo.
The logic of those people escapes me sometimes. How is it racist to expect that a Supreme Court Justice perform at the level of the other justices? Repugs are the racist ones if they think Thomas' poorly written opinions are somehow a function of his race, and should therefore be forgiven. Somehow, in their minds black=stupid and or uneducatable, but they like the visual of a black guy on the court, and they like his politics. Apparently, Reid on the other hand expects that no matter what their race, the Justices be able to write intelligent opinions, and judge cases on the merits not on preformed, purely partisan opinions. Not too much to ask, I think.
Thomas is an embarassment. I've been saying that since he was confirmed, and I am suprised that Reid, whom I otherwise disagree with, saying it.
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