Justice Samuel Alito wasn’t the only Supreme Court member to take umbrage with President Obama’s dsplat of willful and utter disregard for decorum at this year’s State of the Union (SOTU). Chief Justice John Roberts is calling out President Obama’s and congressional Democrats’ unprofessional behavior at SOTU:

Responding to a University of Alabama law student’s question, Roberts said anyone was free to criticize the court, and some have an obligation to do so because of their positions.

“So I have no problems with that,” he said. “On the other hand, there is the issue of the setting, the circumstances and the decorum.

“The image of having the members of one branch of government standing up, literally surrounding the Supreme Court, cheering and hollering while the court — according the requirements of protocol — has to sit there expressionless, I think is very troubling.”

Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. This is outstanding. Apparently Chief Justice Roberts has more political backbone than Republican congressional leadership.

Chief Justice Roberts went on to make a larger, more important point stating that the SOTU has degenerated to a political pep rally. He is exactly right. Both Republicans and Democrats are guilty of turning the SOTU into a political pep rally. That’s not what the Founders inteded the SOTU to be.

Let me direct your attention to Article II, Section 3 of The Constitution of the United States:

He [the President] shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; (My emphasis)

The State of the Union is supposed to be informative and advisory, not serve as forum for political bullying.

When are we going to get back to serious debate in this country? Or are we destined to remain in a political climate of political punchlines and soundbites?

On this week’s edition of The Report from Washington, Ellis Washington discusses his latest column, When killer whales kill: A Biblical view, and the public’s growing disapproval of President Obama’s health care plan.

The American-born spokesman for al-Qaida has been arrested by Pakistani intelligence officers in the southern city of Karachi, two officers and a government official said Sunday as video emerged of him urging U.S. Muslims to attack their own country.

He was arrested in the sprawling southern metropolis of Karachi in recent days, two officers who took part in the operation said. A senior government official also confirmed the arrest, but said it happened Sunday. The discrepancy could not immediately be resolved.

The intelligence officials said Gadahn was being interrogated by Pakistani officials. Pakistani agents and those from the CIA work closely on some operations in Pakistan, but it was not clear if any Americans were involved in the operation or questioning.

It’s unclear to me how significant Gadahn’s capture is from an operational standpoint, considering he was essentially nothing more than a propagandist for al-Qaeda. But from a symbolic standpoint this might be an important capture. Only time will tell. It certainly demonstrates an apparent increase in Pakistani cooperation–finally.

UPDATE: So, Gadahn might not have been captured after all. There are now conflicting reports about whether he has been captured. The Pakistanis are saying that he has been captured but American officials say they haven’t seen any evidence validate the capture claim.

I should have known better than to blindly trust a claim by the Pakistanis. I’ll continue to watch how this plays out.

This leads me to believe that it must be a lucrative location for such activity, but why? Think about it: Who shops at organic food supermarkets? Answer: Liberals. OK, so some conservatives shop there, which is fine. I’m not knocking the idea of organic food here. The point is that it’s mostly liberals who shop at those types of supermarkets. And what are liberals? Guilt-ridden.

So no wonder this freeloading individual stakes out that particular area. It’s a prime location to rake in a significant amount of money from the guilt-ridden liberals. But remember, most liberals don’t feel guilty out of some desire desire to help the downtrodden. They give money to freeloaders to help themselves feel better. That’s wrong. It’s selfish. But what do the freeloaders care, they’re reaping the benefits of liberals’ acts of selfishness.

So take note, freeloaders: Find the nearest location of an organic foods supermarket and start tapping into the endless selfishness of do-gooder liberals.