There's a simple explanation, really

Inaugural Day.

Two Supreme Court Justices.

Both of them, Republican appointees.

One of them is 88 years old, and tasked with administering a 74-word oath, and does it perfectly.

The other is 53 years old, and completely botches the administration of an oath only 35 words long.


So what's the obvious difference here?

The one who was hopelessly incompetent at the simplest aspect of his job was the Bush appointee.