Confirmation Battles
David and Sarah talk coronavirus confusion, and Justice Clarence Thomas and confirmation battles with Carrie Severino of the Judicial Crisis Network.
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I love David and Sarah ... and I am a moderate Conservative by nature, not a Democrat (not a Republican these days) ... but I have to say I feel this is the most partisan podcast I’ve heard from this team. It seemed that all blame was being put on Democrats for their partisan tactics in confirmation hearings. There was no mention of how offensive it was that Senator McConnell did not even allow a rightful confirmation hearing for an Obama appointment. And while saying Senators shouldn’t vote against a nominee who is otherwise qualified based purely on the nominee’s approach to jurisprudence, it was stated it’s OK to vote against a nominee who is not a Constitutional originalist. 🤷♀️ That argument makes no sense to me. And while Justice Thomas may be a very good juror, there was a bit of an “admiration society” discussion of him that did not even acknowledge the credible accusations of sexual harassment against him during his confirmation hearing and how that is a factor in his subsequent life on the court, for good or for ill. I guess there were a lot of things in this discussion which triggered my “Partisan Spidey Senses” more than usual in listening to any Dispatch podcasts. Just a danger of being a true Centrist, I guess. 😬. C’est la vie
Is the documentary not released yet for streaming?