Ah Yes, A Republican from the Beginning
Jul 25th, 2005 at 9:23 am by Susie
L.A. Times on our new SCOTUS nominee:
There was another young John in those days too, the one at the Notre Dame Catholic elementary school in Michigan City, Ind., who one day found himself sitting in the principal’s office.
His parents were called in and John was asked to explain how an orange had come to be smashed against the freshly painted cafeteria wall.
“Did you throw the orange?” his parents asked.
“Yes,” he said.
“Did it hit the wall?”
“Yes. It splattered all over the place. But it wasn’t my fault.”
His parents looked confused. “You threw the orange. You hit the wall. But it wasn’t your fault?”
He explained: “Tommy ducked. It’s Tommy’s fault. I had no intention of hitting the wall. I had every intention of hitting him in the face.”
Young John Roberts, already the litigator.
Yes, it’s all about the character.
