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Exit, stage left

The Supreme Court makes a left turn and finds the road to common sense.

Exit, stage left!

That was the rallying cry of TV's Snagglepuss (I'm speaking now in a frequency that only Baby Boomers can here..see below) but it also could be the motto of the Surpreme Court as it ends a fairly remarkable session, one where it drifted to the left almost as fast as a Tiger Woods tee shot.

Did the Supremes uphold Obamacare and affirm the Fair Housing Act of 1968, passed in the embers of the MLK assassination and riots, because it was just common sense? Or is the Roberts Court -- which is widely expected to affirm the right of gay marriage next week -- getting more...dare I say it, liberal? If so, why do many Republicans (Earl Warren, Harry Blackmun, David Souter, Reagan appointees Anthony Kennedy and Sandra Day O'Connor, and arguably even John Roberts) become almost progressive once they're freed of political considerations? It's almost as if smart people are drawn to liberal ideas!

Have a great weekend.