Ronald D. Orol POLITICO
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
POLITICO's Kasie Hunt, who's in the House chamber, reports
that Justice Samuel Alito mouthed the words "not true"
when President Barack Obama criticized the Supreme Court's campaign
finance decision.
"Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a century of law
to open the floodgates for special interests — including
foreign corporations — to spend without limit in our elections,"
Obama said. "Well I don’t think American elections
should be bankrolled by America’s most powerful interests,
or worse, by foreign entities. They should be decided by the
American people, and that’s why I’m urging Democrats
and Republicans to pass a bill that helps to right this wrong."
The shot of the black-robed Supreme Court justices, stone-faced,
was priceless.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) stood up behind the justices and
clapped vigorously while Alito shook his head and quietly mouthed
his discontent.
