rt @jaywillis counterpoint, public calls for breyer's retirement are based on a pretty clear-eyed understanding of the court and of the stakes of his seat, and breyer's blithe refusal to acknowledge a reality that everyone else can see is a deeply embarrassing and irresponsible failure  qt @eliehonig justice breyer has made clear in several interviews that he bristles at the notion, and even the perception, that he works for a political party or is responsive to liberals. public calls for his retirement by elected officials seem to misread the court and breyer himself.