This past Sunday I wrote an op-ed for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on President Donald Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Like most of my writing, it was moderate in tone. I praised Trump for the choice, complimented groups such as the Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation for facilitating it, and hailed George W. Bush for bequeathing Trump such a strong bench. I also criticized Barack Obama and Harry Reid for the hubris that I believe animated their decision to do away with the judicial filibuster; I think they wrongly wagered that Democrats would retain the majority in our government.
All in all, a fairly mild-mannered essay. The response I received from outraged liberals was not. I was a hack, a charlatan, a Trump toady, etc., for ignoring the deviousness of Senate Republicans, especially Mitch McConnell, in their persistent efforts to delegitimize Obama, etc.
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