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When Antonin Scalia says the tone in Washington has gotten “nasty,” you know it’s bad.<\/p>\n

As in really, really bad.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/blog-briefing-room\/news\/326835-scalia-bemoans-the-nasty-time-in-washington<\/p>\n

The U.S. Supreme Court justice, who’s been on the high court bench since 1986, has carved out a reputation for being one of the court’s surliest members. Decorum during oral arguments at times goes out the window when Justice Scalia gets going. As for the opinions he writes — whether for the majority or in dissent — Scalia unsheathes the poison pen on occasion.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a nasty time,\u201d Scalia told The Hill, a newspaper covering Capitol Hill. \u201cIt\u2019s a nasty time. When I was first in Washington, and even in my early years on this Court, I used to go to a lot of dinner parties at which there were people from both sides. Democrats, Republicans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yes, it’s gotten nasty. Democrats are saying it, as are Republicans. They say they liked it better when everyone got along once they were off the clock. The old-timers in Washington remember a more collegial time.<\/p>\n

It’s just interesting to me to hear Justice Scalia now call attention to the poisonous climate in Washington. <\/p>\n

He spoke as the court begins its new term. I’ll be anxious to see what this new term brings from the outspoken and occasionally cantankerous justice. Maybe he’ll tone it down a bit himself.<\/p>\n\n

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