In general, the news coverage of the SCOMA’s judicial bullying is very light on “activist judges,” except for the White House statement. Isn’t Margaret Marshall rapidly becoming the Rose Bird of the new century? But the funniest thing about the Massachusetts decision is what it does to E.J. Dionne and other liberals who complained about the “demonization” of Massachusetts as a liberal state. That’s simple political taxonomy, and not really a matter of debate. Or we can debate, are they merely standard-issue liberal or are they extremely liberal?