This is a small taster for what will come later today. The Wall Street Journal editors opined about Antonin Scalia's conflict of interest brewha-nanny. After reading the tidy little piece, I've seen the future. The next smear word (replacing liberal) will be activist, frequently used to modify judges. In this specific piece, its use is so subtle that I, more than likely, will be called a foolish stump. As it were, read:
On the other hand, what a crock. The case involving Mr. Cheney (Cheney v. U.S. District Court) is about his institutional role as Vice President. A couple of activist groups [emphasis mine, obviously] allege in their suits that the 2001 energy task force failed to abide by the Federal Advisory Commitee Act's (FACA) demands for public disclosure. The idea that Mr. Cheney would invite Justice Scalia to hunt ducks in order to importune him on the issue of executive authority and FACA is so ludicrous that only an editorial writer could believe it. -The Wall Street Journal Tuesday March 9 2004Now, my ridiculous prediction is that 'activist' will be tacked onto anything that requires a little impugning. It will be like calling someone a busybody but with more ominous portent. Of course, the coup de maman du football de la bourgeoisie will be, either activist liberal or liberal activist.
More to come on Justice Scalia.
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