Scalia losing it

Something seems very strange about Scalia recently. As Chitom relates just below, Scalia gave an opinion about an up-coming Supreme Court case when asked a question after a speech in Switzerland. Now, he has reputedly flashed the bird in a Catholic Church. Here's the Boston Herald take, via Americablog:

A Boston Herald reporter asked the 70-year-old conservative Roman Catholic if he faces much questioning over impartiality when it comes to issues separating church and state.

"You know what I say to those people?" Scalia replied, making the obscene gesture and explaining "That's Sicilian."

The 20-year veteran of the high court was caught making the gesture by a photographer with The Pilot, the Archdiocese of Boston's newspaper.

"Don't publish that," Scalia told the photographer, the Herald said.

This is the same guy who believes it is improper decorum for women to wear pants while attending Supreme Court sessions. It seems to me this is improper decorum for any Supreme Court justice. Like Chitom, I hold him in contempt