Its really ironic how old man McCain was burned by his own campaign finance reform laws, Obama raked in money hand over fist from unknown foreign sources, (some linked to Hamas) and he refused to live up to his word on the public financing...  I'm not surprised that he is so enraged by the ruling

I had missed his condescending calldig to 'put aside childish taunts' - which I think came before his childish taunt directed at the SCOTUS.

Not really.  The SCOTUS ruling just said that corporations and organizations (Unions) can buy ads, the people still have to vote to elect the electors.  And besides, the ruling is very moot.  After the passage of the last law to reform it, the money still found a way in with the 527 groups (named for a subsection of the law).  So instead of being "sponsored by Moveon.org" an ad will be sponsored by "GE".  It will still be there, just from a different source.

No.  Candidates are not required either (many 3rd party Candidates are not on the ballot in all states).  They can pick out a point they do not like and direct the ad to that area.  An easy example is if one candidate is against coal mining.  A coal mining company can run an ad in West Virginia pointing that out.

The fallacy that Obama was playing on is that there was no money in it before.  There was (through the 527 groups).  The only real difference is that instead of saying "Sponsored by..." an organization, it will be a company.  The money never left, just the way it got there.  And the ruling, contrary to what Obama said, only overturned the McCain Feingold law which is only about 10 years old.

This will come as a shock to many, but I caught a bit of Brian Williams newscast this evening and the story angle taken by NBC News regarding the POTUS, SCOTUS & the SOTU was all about how inappropriate Alito was to have 'broken decorum'.

Hard to believe, I know, but there you have it.

Alito could have been throwing tomatoes for all I care.... what a nerve Obama has. At least Chris Matthew was finally able to forget that he was black

Alito did NOTHING wrong!  If there was a wrong, then it was the cameras that caught him "yawning".  There was no vocal expression, so the State Run media is basically saying "You cannot think incorrect thoughts"!  And liberals accused Bush of big brother?  This is a perfect example of Big Brother is now HERE and the State media is fully complicit!

Apparently, to the incompetent press, the president should never be challenged on anything said before Congress.  The problem is, Congress and the SCOTUS shouldn't have to call him out, the press should be doing that.. but they would rather put bullets in their own mother's heads than do their jobs.