jillian
Princess
How good or bad a justice is is often colored by the ideology of the observer. Thomas, imo, has turned out to be a very effective justice.
My viewpoint is also affected by the fact that I lived in Berkeley during his confirmation hearings. Some of criticism I overheard of him was beyond appalling and incredibly racist. The lefties here do not tolerate black conservatives well.
True. But I tend to look at the intellect of the jurist. I can tell you that I'd love to sit down and have an argument with scalia... he's briliant. of questionable ethics and more questionable politics, but brilliant. I think Roberts is clearly qualified even though I wouldn't agree with a decision of his on a bet.
Yet there isn't a single judge or attorney i have ever known who thought Thomas should be on the bench.