Kavanaugh Flamed For Last-Minute Op-Ed Proclaiming Himself ‘Impartial’

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Kavanaugh Flamed For Last-Minute Op-Ed Proclaiming Himself ‘Impartial’

Reprinted with permission from AlterNet.

 

On Thursday, hours before the start of the vote to confirm him and amid a cloud of uncertainty and toxicity, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal titled “I Am an Independent, Impartial Judge.”

In this piece, Kavanaugh — without even a hint of actually apologizing for his behavior — tries to address the accusations that he lashed out in a partisan manner at the hearing investigating the accusations of sexual assault against him, blaming the whole thing on a conspiracy of Democrats out to avenge Hillary Clinton’s election loss. “I was very emotional last Thursday, more so than I have ever been,” he writes, but adds, “I hope everyone can understand that I was there as a son, husband and dad,” and that “Going forward, you can count on me to be … hardworking, even-keeled, open-minded, independent and dedicated to the Constitution and the public good.”

If the reactions on the internet are any indication, the op-ed fell completely flat:

The fact that Kavanaugh made an openly political attack at his hearing has caused significant controversy, with hundreds of law professors signing an open letter urging the Senate not to confirm him, and even retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, himself a Republican appointee, stating he believed Kavanaugh had disqualified himself.

Matthew Chapman is a video game designer, science fiction author, and political reporter from Austin, TX. Follow him on Twitter @fawfulfan.
 

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