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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI wonder if being on the losing end of ACA is what had Scalia spitting nails the other day?
He's always obnoxious, but he surpassed even his most despicable self in his comments on the immigration law.
He probably didn't expect that Roberts would end up siding with the liberals.
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I wonder if being on the losing end of ACA is what had Scalia spitting nails the other day? (Original Post)
pnwmom
Jun 2012
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Lint Head
(15,064 posts)1. He's a habitual nail spitter.
montanacowboy
(6,116 posts)2. EXACTLY!
my thoughts exactly, I thought for him to come out like he did against the President on something that had nothing to do with the decision, he was going to take his poison out somehow and that rant of his was a prelude to this decision.
pscot
(21,024 posts)3. Let's hope it redlined his blood pressure
His cardiovascular system has got to be a ticking bomb.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)5. Yes, I felt a lot better when he was throwing that tantrum
Because I figured it meant PPACA hadn't gone his way. I'm still surprised by the vote split, though.
pnwmom
(109,028 posts)6. How did you think the vote would go?
Recursion
(56,582 posts)7. I thought Kennedy would uphold via commerce clause
But that one was 6-3, not 5-4, even.