Supreme Court Justice Alito: My fundraising for conservative causes is ‘not important’

[babsbunny]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/supreme-court-justice-alito-fundraising-conservatives-not-important/

By Eric W. Dolan
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010 -- 2:42 pm

Statement and fundraising appear to conflict with Code of Conduct for United States Judges

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr. said his involvement with a conservative fundraiser was "not important" after being confronted by a Think Progress blogger Tuesday night.

At a fundraising event for the a right-wing magazine American Spectator, Lee Fang of Think Progress asked Alito why he thought it was appropriate to attend such a highly political fundraiser.

"It's not important that I'm here," Alito reportedly told Fang.

[Rex]

1. Repukes get to do whatever they dam well please.

If only we could stop them from further damaging the credibility of American democracy, but you know how the crazies think - capitalism first, democracy second.

[ixion]

2. IOKIYAR

[Supersedeas]

3. How many beat reporters covering the SCt will have the moxy to follow-up on this with Roberts

[spanone]

7. surely you jest?

[Supersedeas]

10. Nina Totenburg maybe...but where is the corporate connected ABA...what other legal association might

take this on?

[malaise]

4. So Alito and the family Thomas

contribute to conservative causes - some independent judges indeed.

[spanone]

5. but keith olbermann's contributions to liberals is???

[fascisthunter]

6. Exactly why you need to be Impeached

you pig

[pacalo]

8. That's appalling.

[Melissa G]

9. "My fundraising for conservative causes is ‘not important’"

:rofl: if it wasn't so sad that the powers that be will let him get away with this.:crazy:

[Blasphemer]

11. He is right

It's not important in this upside-down world we currently live in. He is a conservative republican so he can do as he pleases with impunity. He can sit on the high court for the next 30-40 years and do exactly what he hired to do.

[Exilednight]

12. From Alito I expect nothing less. He's about as arrogant as they come ...........

him and Cheney make quiet the hubris couple.