Talk about refreshing. Let’s get real. From the moment of his 1991 nomination to the US Supreme Court by President George H.W. Bush, Clarence Thomas was a target for the media. For those who came in late, then-Justice Thurgood Marshall had made known his decision to retire in the summer of 1991. Justice Marshall was the first black to serve on the Court. Appointed by Democrat President Lyndon Johnson, Justice Marshall was a liberal’s liberal.