A GOP That Can Say No – HUMAN EVENTS

Posted by highlysuspect on August 10, 2009 in politics |

Reports of the death of the Republican Party appear to have been premature.

Not since Sen. Bob Griffin derailed LBJ’s scheme to replace Chief Justice Earl Warren with crony Abe Fortas, before Nixon got to the Oval Office, has the GOP defied this city and voted to reject a liberal judicial activist for the court.

In 1970, after revelations of scandal forced Fortas to resign, Rep. Gerald Ford moved to impeach “Wild Bill” Douglas on similar grounds. Then the fire went out — for 40 years.

A GOP That Can Say No – HUMAN EVENTS.

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