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Receiving the (Gentle) Back of the Times' Hand

By Doug Bandow on 5.8.09 @ 9:17AM

Justice David Souter might have given the left his votes, but he did not lead America to liberal pastures. For that the New York Times today gave him a soft slap with the back of its hand. Explained the Times:

Legal scholars have praised Justice Souter's care, candor and curiosity. But they have said that he is, by temperament and design, a low-impact justice devoted to deciding one case at a time, sifting through the facts and making incremental adjustments in legal doctrine to take account of them.

Other justices have had more impact, gaining influence through personal and intellectual persuasion.

Poor David. All those liberal votes. So little liberal recognition!

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Mad Monica| 5.8.09 @ 12:40PM

Wait.. did I detect a little shock in your comments? If so, I wonder why you're surprised. You'd think the last 100+ days should have told you the NYT and its liberal supporters only believe in sifting through facts when those facts make America and/or conservatives look bad to the world, even if the so-called "facts" are less than truthy.

Otherwise, according to what I've seen so far, the left doesn't concern itself much with facts where their president and Congress (or pretty much anything else they do, say or believe) is involved.

It's time we came face to face with one singular truth when it comes to the left in this country: unless it fits their agenda, facts ain't facts. They're just "inconvenient."