I don’t think that Fred Barnes understands why New Jersey Sen. Corey Booker testifed against Trump AG nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions. From Mr. Barnes’s piece in the Weekly Standard:
Booker had nothing to say about Sessions’s personal and private views on race. He had no secrets about Sessions to reveal. His opposition turned out to be a disagreement over policy. A liberal, Booker objected to Sessions’s conservative views. For those eager to derail the Sessions nomination, this had to be a letdown. As soon as Booker finished his testimony, the air went out of the anti-Sessions balloon.
I don’t believe that Sen. Booker was attempting to derail Sessions’s nomination with his testimony. I think he was trying to burnish his credentials to be the next head of the Democratic National Committee. For that job a reputation, for example, for bipartisan cooperation is no credential.
In that he succeeded.
I believe Trump tweeted that Booker was engaged in pure self-promotion. I try to defer to the experts when I can.
The intent of these hearings is to deduce the worthiness of those nominated for various cabinet positions in the upcoming new administration. So, I think Barnes was addressing how such an intent fared in Booker’s diatribe.
The simplicity of Barnes piece, IMO, was less naive than a straight forward representation on how far off the mark Booker was in gleaning a credible, candid assessment of Sessions. Consequently, such cut and dried observations were intentional in an effort to highlight Booker’s self serving intent. And one wonders whether such a naked performance of ambition will burnish Booker’s reputation as a sincere, authentic politician, or one that will only belabor any future runs for higher office with a disheartening recollection reminding people of his core dishonesty.
Haha, well played PD!
Sessions is a creep. Booker said it. Now, whether or not Booker is engaged in self-promotion – and I know we would all be shocked to find a politician doing any such thing – he was speaking the truth about a nasty piece of work who will soon be in charge of this country’s law enforcement.
DNC is rather modest for a senator under the age of 50. I suspect the aim is a little bit higher…
Sessions is scrupulously honest man. That sends chills down the back of anyone with anything to hide, which most of us do.
President Obama gives some crimes a wink and a nod, legal residency, drugs, Sessions likely won’t do that.
CuriousOnlooker:
The next step on that road is uprooting the Clintonistas who’re running the DNC now.
Bravo, lets go, the Clinton’s are not above the law.
It seems that anyone with a conservative POV, let along credentials that would implement such a philosophy in governmental matters, is considered a “creep,” in some people’s opinion. Such tolerance….!
BTW, there have been many raised eyebrows as to Cory Booker’s 180 degree reversal from the glowing sentiments given to honor Sessions less than a year ago. One moment Booker praises a man for his wonderful work related to the advancement of civil rights. Then, mere months later, he scorches the same individual with a loathsome commentary, pleading with people to block such a discredited human being from becoming AG.
DNC? Nah, I think he is eyeing POTUS.
+1,000,000 to PD. You win the internet today.
Steve