Scalia takes 21 pages to explain why he will not recuse himself in the Cheney case
Some of the arguments are pretty good; others hover round the laugh test. Can anyone really believe that,
Nothing this Court says on those subjects will have any bearing upon the reputation and integrity of Richard Cheney. Moreover, even if this Court affirms the decision below and allows discovery to proceed in the District Court, the issue that would ultimately present itself still would have no bearing upon the reputation and integrity of Richard Cheney.
Can anyone believe that? I sure don't.
I'd post more, but I have a deadline. (Thanks, Dan, for the tip.)
