tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15098662.post113687236270548436..comments2023-08-26T06:48:00.220-04:00Comments on wintry smile: On the subject of bad excusesJustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12979095957410011528noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15098662.post-1137134343393168322006-01-13T01:39:00.000-05:002006-01-13T01:39:00.000-05:00Ah. I'd prefer to refer to someone as unprinciple...Ah. I'd prefer to refer to someone as unprincipled when I take them to be objectively lacking in principle. So Thomas's general stance of "whatever the party dictates" doesn't count as a principle. By that standard, I'm not sure where Souter falls out.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979095957410011528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15098662.post-1136989346832559622006-01-11T09:22:00.000-05:002006-01-11T09:22:00.000-05:00i was thinking more in terms of souter, who, by re...i was thinking more in terms of souter, who, by republican standards, is unprincipled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15098662.post-1136953166068266942006-01-10T23:19:00.000-05:002006-01-10T23:19:00.000-05:00That's possible, but if the Democrats are smart, t...That's possible, but if the Democrats are smart, they'll hope he's at least principled. Scalia has been much better than Thomas, to take the obvious contrast.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979095957410011528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15098662.post-1136936373884499382006-01-10T18:39:00.000-05:002006-01-10T18:39:00.000-05:00it is sure to get him confirmed:the republicans wo...it is sure to get him confirmed:<BR/>the republicans won't mind if he's a liar and the democrats won't mind if (i.e. probably hope that) he's unprincipledAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com