The limits of consistency

The editorial board of the New York Times has started a blog. Its maiden post criticizes Senator Feinstein for her committee vote in favor of the nomination of Leslie Southwick to the Fifth Circuit. As Ed Whelan demonstrates, “the Board has demonstrated in its inaugural post the same combination of mendacity, obtuseness, and bias (though it

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