RUTHIE EATS CROW – AT 10:40 A.M. ET:  Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has apologized for her sharp comments about Donald Trump.  From USA Today: 

Ruth Bader Ginsburg regrets her insults of Donald Trump.

The Supreme Court justice — who has been involved in a scuffle with the presumptive Republican nominee over the past few days — apologized for her remarks and promised to stay out of it in the future.

"On reflection, my recent remarks in response to press inquiries were ill-advised and I regret making them,” Ginsburg said in a statement. "Judges should avoid commenting on a candidate for public office. In the future I will be more circumspect."

In three separate interviews the justice sounded off on Trump, at one point saying she didn't “want to contemplate” the effects a Trump candidacy would have on the court. Ginsburg is known for her liberal bent, but the comments created a firestorm nonetheless because members of the Supreme Court generally avoid getting involved in presidential politics.

Trump called on her to resign from her post and said “her mind is shot!”

But he wasn’t the only one unhappy with the remarks: Ginsburg received widespread (and bipartisan) criticism, even earning editorials from both The New York Times and TheWashington Post.

COMMENT:  There's a time to get off the stage, and Ruthie's time has come.   Her apology is appropriate but, should Trump become president, any action before the Supreme Court that involves his policies will make her opinions suspect.  She's cooked.

July 14, 2014