Someone’s had their widdle feelings hurt:
Speaking to law students at the University of Alabama, Roberts said he had “no problems” with criticism in general.
“On the other hand, there is the issue of the setting, the circumstances and the decorum,” said the Chief Justice. “The image of having the members of one branch of government standing up, literally surrounding the Supreme Court, cheering and hollering while the court — according the requirements of protocol — has to sit there expressionless, I think is very troubling.”
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White House press secretary Robert Gibbs responded later Tuesday, “What is troubling is that this decision opened the floodgates for corporations and special interests to pour money into elections — drowning out the voices of average Americans.”
You know the best way to avoid criticism? Dpn’t make unpopular decisions to allow a deluge of corporate cash in elections. Obama knows that criticizing a decision that has 80% disapproval among Americans (65% strongly) is good policy and good politics.
[Ed. note – updated to include link to original story. Obviously, this was an oversight on my part.]