“Brett Kavanaugh’s ordeal resembles the sham trial of Tom Robinson in Harper Lee’s classic novel.” ===== WSJ 10/4/2018 By Allysia Finley If you read Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” in high school, you probably recall it as a parable of racial injustice in the Jim Crow South. It was more than that. The novel chronicles the persecution of an innocent man by a... Read more
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High Noon
October 5 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, KavanaughWSJ 10/4/2018 By Danial Henninger In the matter of the Democratic Party versus Judge Brett Kav anaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, it is time to have it out. We have arrived at an inevitable moment in every classic Western showdown. There is nothing left to talk about. We don’t need any more FBI reports. It’s time to go out... Read more
Righteous Anger?
October 5 | Posted by mrossol | Democrat Party, Kavanaugh, The LeftWSJ 10/3/2018 Sen. Orrin Hatch Anotable shift occurred in the left’s anti-Kavanaugh campaign over the weekend. Attention has turned away from Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations of sexual assault— the entire reason for last week’s hearing and the ensuing delay in Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation vote—and toward his behavior at the hearing. We’re starting to see arguments like the following: Even if Judge Kavanaugh... Read more
A Politicized FBI
October 5 | Posted by mrossol | FBI, Kavanaugh, The Left, US ConstitutionGood analysis to help understand just how the FBI is designed to fit into “judicial reviews”. ========= WSJ 10/2/2018 By David B. Rivkin and Kristi Remington The bipartisan bonhomie occasioned by the reopening of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s background investigation dissipated quickly. By the weekend, Senate Democrats—who had demanded the investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation—were challenging its credibility, objecting to its scope and... Read more
Destroy the Judge
October 5 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Kavanaugh, The LeftVery good piece. ===== WSJ 10/2/2018 William McGurn As malignant as were the campaigns against Supreme Court nominees Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas, even they didn’t face accusations as vile and unrelenting as the unsubstantiated charges against Brett Kavanaugh. Adding to the injustice is that the frenzy surrounding his nomination isn’t really about him. It’s about Roe v. Wade. The 1973 Supreme Court... Read more
The New McCarthyism?
October 5 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Kavanaugh, The Left, US ConstitutionMuch about which I disagree with Mr. Dershowitz, but I give him much credit for this piece. ====== WSJ 10/1/2018 Alan Dershowitz Until Judge Brett Kavanaugh was accused of horrible crimes—sexual assault, lewd conduct and even gang rape—his confirmation hearings could fairly, if not entirely accurately, be characterized as a “job interview.” The burden was on him to demonstrate his suitability to serve... Read more
