(09-07-2018, 10:27 PM)MalabarJag Wrote:

(09-07-2018, 10:05 PM)mikesez Wrote: Your article addresses a few different allegations from different people.  I only agree with one of the allegations, that Kavanaugh lied to Congress.  The link it made to Vox was more helpful.

"In sum, do I think future Justice Kavanaugh perjured himself? I don’t. Do I think he’s been less than forthcoming? Absolutely. Do I think he’s been more troublingly less than forthcoming than previous nominees? I do. Do I think we have less access to documents than we have with previous nominees? Yes. But I don’t think that he perjured himself."

The essay I posted invoked obstruction of justice and impeachment, not perjury, and only in the narrow context that "If President Clinton deserved to be impeached for obstructing justice, so does Kavanaugh." So the National Review and Vox are sort of strawmanning the Slate article.
I don't think a fair minded person can deny that Kavanaugh knew memos that he used to promote his goals were obtained illegally and unethically.
Trump could have done better.  I would withdraw him and nominate another person not tied to this episode of stolen memos.

First off, Vox is a far-left rag that is willing to spin anything right of center into a horrific crime. If you are that gullible to believe a Slate article or a Vox commentator then you are clearly an extreme leftist. Why don't you just admit it rather than claiming otherwise?

Kavanaugh has been more forthcoming that any of Obama or Clinton's nominees. The pages of documents requested from him are more than the rest of the Supreme Court nominees combined. In one example in the article I liked to (you should read it) he withheld a statement until he could research the correct answer, and then answered it. That's due diligence, not obfuscation.

And the Clinton impeachment was for perjury as well as obstruction of justice in the Paula Jones case. Not a "high" crime or misdemeanor in my opinion, but an actual crime.

Do you think that Kavanaugh thought it was normal for republican nominees to get draft questions from Democratic party senators?

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(09-07-2018, 10:11 PM)MalabarJag Wrote:

(09-07-2018, 08:56 PM)TJBender Wrote: So we have a lefty rag tearing him to shreds and an alt-right circus fighting back.

This, my friends, is what you call a popcorn moment. Heat up a bag and enjoy the show.

If you think National Review is alt-right you are totally clueless. In particular the author, David French, is a virulent Never-Trumpist.

National Review does a lot of good work. I don't think the straw man and guilt by association job you linked to was done insincerely, and most of those allegations from liberals really are ridiculous.

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