I promise that eventually I’ll write something again (not today, not likely). Let us just say that I’ve been feeling insufficiently enthusastic of the stories du jour to bother with forming an opinion of them.
That said, I wanted to point out a really lovely thank-you note that Justice Samuel Alito sent to James “Focus on the Family” Dobson a few days ago, which does not bode well:
“This is just a short note to express my heartfelt thanks to you and the entire staff of Focus on the Family for your help and support during the past few challenging months. I would also greatly appreciate it if you would convey my appreciation to the good people from all parts of the country who wrote to tell me that they were praying for me and for my family during this period.”
Without knowing the exact text of the note it’s hard to say whether this is actually bad or just boilerplate, but this is James Dobson we’re talking about – he’s one of the most fucked-up of all the fucked-up evangelicals in this country, and I don’t think any halfway rational person doubts that he likes to keep his nasty little fingers in the dealings of government.