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Thursday, June 11, 2009 12:00 AM

Tom the Dancing Bug

Scalia hits the means streets, but is gobsmacked at a dance.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2009 06:17 PM

West Wing Story

A new classic!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 07:00 PM

Now that is funny as shit

It will be so tragic in the end when Tony dies.

Thursday, June 11, 2009 05:56 AM

Love, exciting and new

I think those two crazy kids can make it work.

Thursday, June 11, 2009 07:04 AM

Always right on.

"We know" Brilliant!

Thursday, June 11, 2009 08:18 AM

Alito's Gonna Get His Kicks, Toniiiiight...

I am still amazed by Bolling's work. I was happy enough to receive Scalia's hot-headed reaction to Sotomayor, complete with a riff on Roberts's "balls and strikes" metaphor. To go even further and turn the Supreme Court into West Side Story is truly inspired.

Thursday, June 11, 2009 08:48 AM

Justice, not Judge

Very cute.

But members of the Supreme Court take the title "Justice," not "Judge." So he's Justice Scalia. Referring to him as "Judge Scalia" is incorrect.

Thursday, June 11, 2009 08:59 AM

Perhaps a spinoff...

How about a comic hero, Judge Dread?

Thursday, June 11, 2009 09:28 AM

"Justice" Scalia

While referring to Scalia as "Justice Scalia" may be technically accurate, I would contend that the words "justice" and "Scalia" do not really belong in the same sentence, unless one is indicating the one entity he does not advocate or dispense from the bench. He's doled out plenty of specious reasoning, bias, and false arguments, but no justice. But by all means, let's make sure to call him Justice Scalia.

Thursday, June 11, 2009 09:43 AM

"Tell it to da Judge!"

Gee Officer Krupke, dat's da line. It ain't "Tell it to da Justice!"

Amazing Superhero from Bolling. Judge Scalia is at home wrestling bears and badgers, and in the rough streets of the city as well!

He earned his superhero title many decades before he brought his two-fisted style of justice to the SCOTUS. For many decades this superhero was known as "Judge Scalia."

You can't change a superhero's name just like that, ya know!

Thursday, June 11, 2009 10:57 AM

I love

that Roberts is pushing people out of his way in every frame.

Brilliant!

Thursday, June 11, 2009 01:49 PM

How about....

Justice, not Judge

Very cute.

But members of the Supreme Court take the title "Justice," not "Judge." So he's Justice Scalia. Referring to him as "Judge Scalia" is incorrect.

-- tinmanic

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How about if we just call him "asshole".

Easy to remember, fits nicely, works for me.

Thursday, June 11, 2009 01:49 PM

Poor Louis Maltby...

It's not going to help his already challenged self esteem to have his game interrupted and bat broken like that. At least, I presume that's him in Frame 2.

Thursday, June 11, 2009 02:44 PM

"[T]he words "justice" and "Scalia" do not really belong in the same sentence..."

Ever.

Can not be repeated enough.

Thursday, June 11, 2009 09:26 PM

first time I read the strip

and I have to say a very strip it was.

I love how you caught the parallel to the ethnic groups that were portrayed as competitors in West Side Story.

Saturday, June 13, 2009 08:26 AM

Judge Scalia

the homage to Judge Dredd is entirely correct, as an earlier poster mentioned....earlier strips have him on a motorcycle, which was the mode of transport for Judge Dredd

does Scalia also say, "I AM THE LAW!" in chambers as well?

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