The Least Loved Branch

Our society doesn’t pay enough respect to our judicial system.

Some justices have delighted in their near anonymity. Retired Justice John Paul Stevens cherished one particular encounter, said Richard Davis, a professor of political science at Brigham Young University. One day, Justice Stevens was walking outside the court when tourists stopped him. They wanted to know if he would mind moving out of the way so they could take a good photograph of the Supreme Court.

Source: The New York Times

This is why George W. Bush was one of our country’s worst leaders. ever. Think about this when you are talking about cutting the deficit and about our country’s debt. President Obama should think long and hard about any further extension of his predecessor’s tax-cut program, which will expire at the end of 2012. And please don’t go on about how this will kill the economy: funding the government is a reality and isn’t going anywhere. Theres a reason why the expression “There are only two constants in life: death and taxes” exists.
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This is why George W. Bush was one of our country’s worst leaders. ever. Think about this when you are talking about cutting the deficit and about our country’s debt. President Obama should think long and hard about any further extension of his predecessor’s tax-cut program, which will expire at the end of 2012. And please don’t go on about how this will kill the economy: funding the government is a reality and isn’t going anywhere. Theres a reason why the expression “There are only two constants in life: death and taxes” exists.