Posted on 10/20/2014 1:11:20 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
President Obama does not want to be a Supreme Court justice. He calls it "too monastic" for his own personality. Besides, in an interview with the New Yorker, President Obama acknowledges that he needs to get out of the "bubble" after what will be eight years as president of the United States.
“I love the law, intellectually,” the president tell the New Yorker, which says he sounds "tempted" at the idea of being on the Court. “I love nutting out these problems, wrestling with these arguments. I love teaching. I miss the classroom and engaging with students. But I think being a Justice is a little bit too monastic for me. Particularly after having spent six years and what will be eight years in this bubble, I think I need to get outside a little bit more.”
(Excerpt) Read more at weeklystandard.com ...
And those are his good points.
Perfect “job” for him.
Hear cases for a couple of weeks in the fall.
Issue rulings in June.
Golf in between.
Well, he did say he wants to get out more. I guess that means he will spend every day on the green instead of only 3 days a week.
Not Leavenworth. Florence, Colorado.
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