For as long as one can remember The Washington Post has painstakingly identified the ideologies and political biases of Supreme Court justices in both its “news” reporting and its opinionating. The Post has even scolded Justices for erecting facades, claiming faith to the “rule of law” while disguising political preferences. Virtually every WaPo article refers to the Liberal wing or the Conservative wing or Justice Kennedy – the Swing-vote – from one wing to the other.

Now, along comes Justice Antonin Scalia to opine from the bench that President Obama’s recent extra-constitutional usurpation of the duties of Congress is, well, unconstitutional and The Post in Justice Scalia’s partisan discredit to the court is outraged that he plays to character.

The Post’s response is a hoot: Shut up! It’s our job to characterize your ideology. It’s our job to define you. How dare you speak truth to power!

As WaPo bleeds readers, it should only look at itself to understand why.