Tuesday, March 9, 2010
To The Editor:
Michelle “Malkin: The Obama Way - Bluster, Bully, Bribe” (Mar. 8) spreads a smear and blames the victims. Malkin details unfounded suggestions that Scott Matheson’s announced appellate court nomination was somehow tied to a potential health care vote by his brother, Utah Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson.
Utah Republican Senators Orrin Hatch and Bob Bennett debunked this conspiratorial fantasy. The Salt Lake Tribune “laughed the . . . suggestion off the table.”
Malkin lays “full blame” on the White House for underestimating how irresponsible critics would create “perception of a judgeship-for-Obamacare-vote deal” that she admits “is, of course, horribly unfair to Matheson, who seems more than qualified.”
Malkin erroneously claims that “for nearly a year,” while this judgeship was vacant, “there was no action.” But, every judicial nominee selection triggers months of FBI and American Bar Association vetting before a public announcement.
Paul Cassell, a very conservative former U.S. District Judge appointed by President George W. Bush wrote: “Given that the ABA was evaluating Scott in roughly January, one would expect an announcement roughly six weeks later – exactly as happened here. … Unfortunately for conspiracy theorists, the facts show that the Scott Matheson nomination has nothing to with the health care debate.”
Glenn Sugameli
Staff Attorney, Judging the Environment
Comments
FROM_THE_RIGHT (anonymous) says...
Yea right, I'm sure it was just a total coincidence!
March 9, 2010 at 12:27 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
obamain2012 (anonymous) says...
Fire Malkin!!!!!
March 9, 2010 at 10:07 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
nick (anonymous) says...
"Malkin was wrong ...." This should become a series. LOL
March 10, 2010 at 7:41 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Carlton (anonymous) says...
I am sorry I didn;t see any smear I saw a good reporter find facts that most of the news outlets are afraid to print, for fear of offending the "Anointed One:.
Good Job Michelle
March 10, 2010 at 8:49 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Wolf (anonymous) says...
How do you explain this one Glenn?
Alan Mollohan (D-W.Va.) is also on the undecided list. And, purely by coincidence no doubt, the Justice Department just announced that it is dropping an FBI investigation that has been swirling about the congressman. Gosh, if only Charlie Rangel were one of the undecideds.
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/final_reform_push_0pwRMzHMNshlHQZg8LWmcJ#ixzz0hmztwv4w
March 10, 2010 at 9:50 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
nick (anonymous) says...
Michelle Malkin and Liz Cheney in 2012: Running on the conspiracy ticket.
March 10, 2010 at 11:45 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )