Monthly Archives: September 2018
September 25, 2018 — John Hinderaker
The Democrats sacrificed Al Franken in order to shore up their effort to win a Senate seat in Alabama. They knew that Minnesota’s governor would appoint another Democrat to replace Franken, so they could net a Senate seat with an upset pickup in Alabama, which is exactly what happened. Many Minnesota Democrats are still unhappy that Franken was forced out of the Senate, not by Republicans but by his own
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September 25, 2018 — Scott Johnson
Who can keep up with the twists and turns of the New York Times in its opposition to all things Trump? Like the American Communists of old, the Times is prepared to turn on a dime as the needs of the party dictate. The Weekly Standard’s Eric Felten presents an intensely interesting case study in “Why Is the NYT Suddenly Opposed to Declassifying the FISA Docs?” The FISA documents in
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September 25, 2018 — Scott Johnson
Jane Mayer is the co-author of the New Yorker’s outrageous hit piece on Judge Kavanaugh. In this context readers may recall Mayer’s book (written with Jill Abramson) defaming Justice Thomas and supporting the Democrats’ late hit on him at the end of his confirmation to the Supreme Court in 1991. The Democrats sought to turn Justice Thomas into roadkill to prevent a black conservative from taking his place on the
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September 24, 2018 — Steven Hayward
Earlier today I had fun spanking (can I still say that?) the “respected” New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman for her clueless inquiry about why anyone would have suspicion about a Kavanaugh accuser because of her dedication to “human rights.” And right on cue, Amnesty International, as though in an audition for The Onion, confirms my point: QED, as they used to say in math class.
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September 24, 2018 — John Hinderaker
Brett Kavanaugh and his wife Ashley appeared on Fox News a few minutes ago with Martha MacCallum, where he responded to the allegations of sexual misconduct that have been made by Christine Ford and Deborah Ramirez. He flatly denied the accusations, and was plainly dismayed by the Democrats’ attacks on his reputation. How did he come across? In my view, Kavanaugh did reasonably well, but not great. He said the
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September 24, 2018 — Steven Hayward
I’ve never bothered to declaim on the fundamental shoddiness of Howard Zinn’s scandalously popular People’s History of the United States, in part because I simply can’t get through it. Every few pages offer egregious errors of fact and even more tendentious interpretations of facts, such that it is impossible to take seriously. I’d rather read Heidegger or grind my teeth. Certainly an honest history of America (or any country) should
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September 24, 2018 — John Hinderaker
For some time, as I have written here more than once, I have been waiting for Americans to notice that the Democrats are crazy. I have puzzled over why the Democrats’ outrageous conduct doesn’t seem to alienate more voters. Financial interest is obviously a partial explanation, but it can’t be a complete one. In that context, this Gallup poll is good news: “GOP’s favorability hits highest mark in seven years.”
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September 24, 2018 — John Hinderaker
I will be filling in for Laura Ingraham on her radio show tomorrow. The program runs live from 9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eastern, and is heard at other times in some markets. Laura will be in studio for the first hour, and I will take over for hours two and three. I don’t have a guest lineup yet, but I think it is fair to assume that the Kavanaugh
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September 24, 2018 — Scott Johnson
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell just addressed the Kavanaugh nomination on the floor of the Senate (video below). I believe he accurately called out the Democrats’ machinations as a calculated political hit. He concluded his statement with the announcement that the nomination will come to the floor of the Senate for a vote soon after the hearing announced for this Thursday (left unstated: with or without the recommendation of the Judiciary
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September 24, 2018 — Scott Johnson
Judge Kavanaugh has responded by letter to the late hits on him via the Senate Judiciary Committee and its media adjunct at the New Yorker. What we have here is a transparent political assassination in the guise of sacralized sexual harassment claims. What we have here is fulfillment of Senator Schumer’s vow on behalf of his colleagues that he will fight the confirmation of Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court
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September 24, 2018 — John Hinderaker
I have been following politics for over half a century, and the Democrats’ smear campaign against Judge Brett Kavanaugh is one of the most disgusting things I have witnessed. I agree with Michael Ramirez’s assessment. I also sympathize with the pig in the upper left. After all, pigs do have some standards. Click to enlarge: While we’re at it, here is another bit of insanity from the Democrats; in this
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September 24, 2018 — Steven Hayward
Maggie Haberman, the respected reporter at the New York Times, takes to Twitter to express her bewilderment that any conservatives would find anything suspicious about Kavanaugh’s latest accuser being involved in advocacy for “human rights.” What could be wrong with human rights? (Oh let me count the ways. . . some other time). Of course, note that “human rights” is paired with “social justice and social change,” both bright dye
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September 24, 2018 — Paul Mirengoff
I will be in Greece for the next two weeks, and will take a vacation from blogging. I hope that, by the time I return, Judge Kavanaugh will have weathered this outbreak of toxic femininity, and his confirmation will be a done deal. If it isn’t a done deal by then, I hope another top candidate will be vetted and ready for nomination. That way, the Senate should have enough
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September 24, 2018 — Steven Hayward
A reader passed along to me a top ten list of the next accusations that will be thrown at Brett Kavanaugh, which appeared in a comment thread on Ann Alhouse’s site. (UPDATE: I have learned that this list first appeared on, and was created by the pseudonymous proprietor of, Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood.) I wasn’t able to spot the author quickly, but hat tip to you whoever you are, for this is
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September 24, 2018 — Scott Johnson
The New York Times runs a long story by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Nicholas Fandos on the hearing now set before the Judiciary Committee this coming Thursday on the allegation against Judge Kavanaugh dating back to 35 years ago. The scheduled hearing is to take up Christine Blasey Ford. As of last night, however, we have “The farce next time” raised by the New Yorker involving Deborah Ramirez. Midway into
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September 24, 2018 — Scott Johnson
The Senate Judiciary Committee called on Judge Kavanaugh and accuser Christine Blasey Ford to disclose before Thursday’s hearing evidence related to Dr. Ford’s allegations dating back to their high school days more than 35 years ago. Senator Grassley has posted the committee’s letters requesting evidence here. Senator Grassley also released the original letter that Ford first sent to Senator Feinstein back in July. This is the letter that Feinstein kept
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September 23, 2018 — Steven Hayward
I’ve been saying all week that you could expect another late hit on Brett Kavanaugh over the weekend, and right on schedule, we have the New Yorker story, which, as Paul and Scott have already noted, is pretty thin gruel. But it was absolutely necessary for the left to come up with a story like this, for several reasons. First, one thing that is true in virtually all cases of
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