Well, if they’re happy, I’m happy. Happiness is relative, of course. I won’t be happy till Kavanaugh is voted in, which is not even remotely certain to occur. There have been so many ups and downs (mostly downs) in this … Continue reading →
Here’s my question: why should anyone on earth care if college student Brett Kavanaugh once got into a bar fight that resulted in no charges—or once precipitated a bar fight by reacting to an insult by throwing the contents of … Continue reading →
Rachel Mitchell has issued a report that criticizes Ford’s testimony, but what does Mitchell know? She’s only an expert. And she deals with facts and logic, and we don’t want no steeenking facts here. Here’s the complete report and a … Continue reading →
Remember all the dire prognostications from press and leftist pundits about what would happen to NAFTA as a result of Trump’s ignorant bluster? Well, this is what has happened: The deal replaces, or amends, the 24-year-old North American Free Trade … Continue reading →
Yiddish is a language that has a lot of words that express personality qualities and types, particularly loser types or mean types or conniving types. These words often combine humor with rueful sarcasm and cynical realism about the vagaries of … Continue reading →
Sunday is my usual day off, so I’ll make this brief. The technical problems with the Bing bot crawler attack that began on Friday are continuing. My host is still working on it, as am I. I may end up … Continue reading →
Sometimes when I’m signing a letter or an email I use the closing take care. It’s rather trite and formulaic, but it’s a convenient way to say take care of yourself, be kind to yourself, relax, enjoy and also be … Continue reading →
The presumption of innocence for the accused is one of the pillars—probably the main pillar—of our criminal law. Its importance to our liberty cannot be overstated. But Chuck Schumer was at least partially correct when he said of the Kavanaugh … Continue reading →
…and yet the foot-dragging moderates are now insisting on a short delay for a brief FBI investigation. More: Flake earlier had announced his support for Kavanaugh, but then disappeared from the committee room as lawmakers offered hours of statements on … Continue reading →
Three days ago I wrote a post about the Kavanaugh fight called “Character and crucible.” Here’s an excerpt in which I define the word “crucible”: Arthur Miller’s play about the Salem witch trials is called “The Crucible,” and the meaning … Continue reading →
The woman Ford is speaking about here is her lifelong friend Leland, who failed to back up Ford’s story of the party and the attack, and who also denied ever having met Kavanaugh at any time in her life: I … Continue reading →
[UPDATES below] NOON: So far I have not been able to bring myself to watch, although I probably will watch some of it later. That may surprise you, but it’s for several reasons. The first is that I always am … Continue reading →