Scalia likens himself to Frodo:
Justice Antonin Scalia struck a pessimistic note when he spoke at the right-of-center Ethics and Public Policy Center here last Sept. 20. Lamenting his inability to stop the Supreme Court's slide away from the principles of judicial restraint he espouses, Scalia said he felt like "Frodo in 'The Lord of the Rings,' soldiering on."
I'm not sure that Scalia is struggling with evil since it appears he's long been consumed by it. In fact, I'd say his inner-Gollum is coming out:
Some Scalia-watchers think they know what accounts for his sunnier public face of late: On Nov. 2, President Bush was reelected and Republicans captured 55 seats in the Senate. They believe that Scalia -- seeing an opportunity to move up to chief justice if the current chief, William H. Rehnquist, who is 80 and seriously ill, leaves -- is fine-tuning his image.
Scalia has launched a "charm initiative," said Ralph G. Neas, president of the liberal organization People for the American Way, which would strongly oppose a Scalia promotion.
Charm is not a word I'd normally use to describe the man. I'm not sure I'm comfortable with either a Chief Justice or plain ol' regular Supreme Court Justice who likens themselves to a fantasy character.
He looks more like Sam anyways...
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