“Curiouser and curiouser!” Cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English).
–from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, a novel by Lewis Carroll.
According to the Washington Post, “[Donald] Trump is already broadly disliked — by as many as 7 in 10 Americans. Despite his feuds with everyone from Pope Francis to Republican heavyweights, he still won the GOP primary . . . “.
This is a great example of what happens when too many candidates enter a race and split the vote.
Everyone who has not been living under a rock this political season is aware of Trump’s often-times erratic and frequently irritating comments about everything he has no real information about. Even Trump apologist Dr. Ben Carson, in defending Trump on his abortion statements, said: “I don’t believe that he was warned that that question was coming, and I don’t think he really had a chance to really think about it.” And because Trump rarely consults with anyone before making statements on matters, he has rankled more feathers than anyone can count.
Apparently Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader-Ginsburg has had enough of Trump. In an unprecedented departure from practice, the sitting justice had this to say during an interview with the New York Times July 10:
“I can’t imagine what this place would be — I can’t imagine what the country would be — with Donald Trump as our president. For the country, it could be four years. For the court, it could be — I don’t even want to contemplate that.”
Trump responded immediately, questioning the 83-year-old justice’s mental sharpness, and calling for her resignation.
Make no mistake about it– a line was crossed. She probably should not have commented. No other sitting justice has ever delved into political matters like this. It is important that judges– and especially Supreme Court justices– maintain the appearance of impartiality. But calling for her resignation is just histrionics. She has as much right as Trump or anyone else has to have an opinion– and to voice it, however ill-advised.
Trump wants to be the nation’s highest statesman. He had another chance to demonstrate some statesmanship after learning of Justice Ginsburg’s comments. Predictably, he resorted to name calling instead.
