Venerable - Those I Currently Admire

Antonin Scalia
On occasions too numerous too count I have found myself diametrically opposed to the views and interpretations of the law espoused by Justice Scalia. However,in several recent opinions, the Justice has rescued himself from my rage and planted himself firmly in the camp of those I can admire.

I suppose the dislike I had for him at an earlier ag may well have been due to the fact that I was still relatively "Liberal" in its current interpretation and I saw many of his rulings as ridiculously narrow. And I never did agree with the "Strict Constructionist" viewpoint.

Fortunately, I have begun to see things somewhat differently. Suffice to say, with the Kyllo verdict, Justice Scalia has planted himself firmly in my "Venerable" category.

Larry Elder
Well, what to say about this guy. Though I have only had the benefit of listening to his talk show for a few months, Mr. Elder is one of the few people on talk radio that I actually respect.

I cannot claim to know the whole of his world view, or the whole of his political ideology, however, upon listening to his show, I find him to be thoughtful, intelligent, and generally a stand up guy in a profession dominitaed by pontificating propogandists who do nothing but spew rhetoric and vitriol forsaking any semblance of an ideological debate.

I applaud Mr. Elder for his unusually cordial demeanor and his ability to allow and appropriately address dissenting viewpoints in a format that is more commonly used to run roughshod over political opponents.