[BillyB]

Thomas is not an advocate, he is a judge. His job is to listen to arguments, consider case law, and make decisions. The notion of judge's not being advocates of political positions seems foreign to liberals like yourself.

The problem Thomas presents for angry righties (I left out the "like yourself" silly comment) is that he is not persuasive on the Court. He is definitely a solid right wing vote; but, he does not persuade others to join him. On a less conservative court he would be a big nothing.