The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Republican Voters Are Angry

  A poll by, of all people, National Public Radio shows that the Democrat smear campaign against Judge Brett Kavanaugh has motivated Republican voters ahead of next month’s midterm elections. In July, according to NPR’s polling, Democrats enjoyed a 10-point advantage — 78% to 68% — on the question, of whether the elections are “very […]

The Accuser Is a Liar

  Something was wrong with Christine Blasey Ford’s story, and I couldn’t put my finger on it, but I pointed to a possible source: [W]hile at Pepperdine University, she dated a man named Brian Merrick, who told the Wall Street Journal that “at no point in their relationship did she mention… any case of sexual […]

‘It Never Happened. Confirm Kavanaugh.’

The last couple of days, liberals on Twitter have been raging because these pro-Kavanaugh ads from the Judicial Crisis Network have been airing on CNN and MSNBC:   “The accusations against Brett Kavanaugh are a smear. . . . It never happened. Confirm Kavanaugh.” Liberals are used to living inside a media-created partisan bubble. Yesterday, […]

Mitch: Kavanaugh Vote ‘This Week’

The clock is officially ticking: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said the Senate will hold a vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination this week. “The time for endless delay and obstruction has come to a close. Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination is out of committee. We’re considering it here on the floor and … we’ll […]

Never Negotiate With Sociopaths: Liars, Democrats and the #Kavanaugh Smear

  There was a moment during Thursday’s hearing when Christine Blasey Ford was asked, “Was it communicated to you by your counsel or someone else, that the committee had asked to interview you and that — that they offered to come out to California to do so?” At which point, her lawyer Michael Bromwich grabbed […]

#Kavanaugh: Graham Emerges Heroic

  Sen. Lindsey Graham is one of the Republicans I’ve hated most over the years, because of his pro-amnesty stance on immigration. Most other conservatives feel the same way. But today? He was absolutely a hero. “This is the most unethical sham since I’ve been in politics,” Graham said, and pointed the finger quite obviously […]

#Kavanaugh Hearing Update: A Few Thoughts on Prosecutorial Discretion

Remember the Kaitlyn Hunt saga? While watching today’s morning session of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, I found myself thinking about that 2013 case, in which an 18-year-old former high-school cheerleader was caught in a lesbian affair with a 14-year-old girl. When that story made nationwide headlines, I took alarm because the so-called #FreeKate movement […]

While Watching the #Kavanaugh Hearing

Not going to live-blog today’s Senate Judiciary Committee, exactly, but I do want to have a thread to share a few of my thoughts and allow the commenters to provide their own feedback. When confronted with something like Christine Blasey Ford’s accusation, intelligent people must consider the possibility that it is either true or false. […]

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