Money talks. Justice Clarence Thomas listens

The hits keep coming for ethics-challenged Justice Clarence Thomas. At a time when the credibility and objectivity of the Supreme Court are under attack, Thomas seems intent on demonstrating why public skepticism of the court is so richly merited. Court judges across the country at every other level of the justice system are bound by strict and enforceable ethics rules — but no such enforcement applies to the nation’s highest court, a fact that Thomas seems keenly aware of. According to recent reports, Thomas has maintained an overly cozy financial relationship with Texas billionaire and GOP m...