# Did Bush W, make a gaffe towards SCOTUS? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [April 9, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bush-w-make-a-gaffe-towards-scotus/618225 "2012-04-09T03:23:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bush-w-make-a-gaffe-towards-scotus/618225/21 "2012-04-11T10:53:21Z")
You’re seriously overreaching there. By simply \*using \*the term “Cornhusker kickback”, among others, Scalia was demonstrating that he doesn’t even pretend to be motivated by something other than bloodyminded partisan loyalty. All he was looking for was a way to find some bullshit cover story for ruling against whatever the Democrats propose. He certainly \*knows \*compromising is part of legislating, so don’t insult his intelligence by signing on to that cover story. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bush-w-make-a-gaffe-towards-scotus/618225/22 "2012-04-14T23:48:13Z")
I find it hard to believe that the constitution prohibits venality. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bush-w-make-a-gaffe-towards-scotus/618225/23 "2012-04-15T00:25:26Z")
Where do you see venality? Nelson was looking for a treat for the people of his state, mainly indefinite 100% federal funding of Medicaid. _Not_ himself. Only in the vast realm of Fox/Teabagger lies, where Scalia lives btw, can you find it called corruption. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bush-w-make-a-gaffe-towards-scotus/618225.md?page=1)