Confirmation Hearings Should Not Be Clown Shows Why do we even have confirmation hearings? Regardless of which party holds the presidency, confirmation hearings follow the same script. Senators from the President’s party ask questions, or make statements poorly disguised as questions, that paint the nominee as the virtuous public servant with the intellect of […]
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1 The Los Angeles Fires And Accountability “A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.” (Thomas Paine) California Politicians are crying “now’s not the time to place blame” for the LA fires. And if you have the audacity to ignore them, then they accuse you of politicizing
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IF you want to sound “smart”, quote Shakespeare. “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers”. That sentence from Henry might be the most quoted line from any Shakespearean play. An accurate sentiment to be sure but not a terribly practical thing to wish for. The line is uttered by a thick-headed murderous