Massey incest redux 2

So, remember how two justices on the W. Va. Supreme Court have recused themselves from the Massey case? One was photographed frolicking on vacation with Massey CEO Don Blankenship on the French Riviera. The other has publicly criticized Blankenship. The latter fellow said that a third judge -- Justice Brent Benjamin, who received $3.5 million in support from Don Blankenship in his 2004 election -- should also recuse himself.

Well, Benjamin has offered an answer: screw you, I'm staying.

Again, for the record: Don Blankenship, the CEO of the company involved in the case, spent $3.5 million to get this guy elected to the court. But the guy says he can judge the case fairly.

It's like one big happy family down there!

David Roberts is staff writer for Grist. You can follow his Twitter feed at twitter.com/drgrist.

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  1. Pompey Road Posted 10:48 am
    22 Feb 2008

    Deliverance IIOne big happy inbred family, they all remind me of the banjo picker on that movie. Extra chromosome or something, stupid enough to let the SOB blow up mountains and push them over into pristine valley's with fresh water springs.

    The eons of time and nature was good to us down here. It was not until we become civilized that destroying our habitat become fathomable or fashionable.
  2. jcwinnie Posted 9:47 pm
    24 Feb 2008

    HmDavid,
    Would it not be a menage de trough, David?

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