Click here: to donate by Credit Card
Or here: to donate by PayPal
Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794
Thank you very much and God bless you.
Posted on 08/13/2026 5:16:13 AM PDT by MtnClimber
The Left spent years destroying the norms it now invokes against Trump—and is outraged that Republicans learned the same playbook.
One of the more surreal things about the new Democratic Party is its habit of charging Trump with legal and ethical transgressions that Democrats themselves normalized years ago. The result is a strange sort of projection, in which the Left’s charges often reveal its own prior wrongdoing. And after undermining norms, they now lament the loss of what they destroyed.
Too Cozy an Attorney General? Democratic Senators voted unanimously against Todd Blanche for attorney general, claiming that, as a former Trump attorney, he was too close to the president. Really? Even if true, the model came from the Democrats—and dates back to John F. Kennedy’s appointment of his own brother, Robert F. Kennedy, as attorney general and Obama Attorney General Eric Holder’s own boast: “I’m still the president’s wingman, so I’m there with my boy.”
Lawfare Worries? Democrats are angry that Republican state prosecutors might find grounds under state law to indict Anthony Fauci, despite his federal pardons for federal offenses. But again, who popularized that stratagem?
Ask the freelancing left-wing state, county, and municipal prosecutors Fani Willis, Letitia James, and Alvin Bragg. They set the example, even though they had to concoct nonexistent crimes to ensure that, if Jack Smith’s federal charges did not stick, their local ones might.
A Partisan IRS? Democrats claim that Trump has unduly leveraged the IRS. This charge comes from the Left that produced Lois Lerner. She subjected Republican and Tea Party-like groups to special scrutiny, delaying or denying their applications for tax-exempt status during Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.
Remember, an IRS contractor leaked Trump’s tax returns to The New York Times, which in turn made them public during the 2020 election year.
(Excerpt) Read more at amgreatness.com ...
|
|
Click here: to donate by Credit Card Or here: to donate by PayPal Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794 Thank you very much and God bless you. |
VDH ping
As a general rule, when the Left levels such accusations, they should be seen as efforts to project its own prior sins onto its opponents. And now, after destroying norms, the Left laments their absence.
Another great article from the Professor. Worth your time to read the whole thing!
FR Index of his articles: Victor Davis Hanson on FR
Town Hall: Victor Davis Hanson on Town Hall
American Greatness: Victor Davis Hanson on American Greatness
His website: Victor Davis Hanson The Sword of Perseus
One of his sponsors' website: The Daily Signal
Please let me know if you want on or off this new VDH ping list.
As a reminder, Professor Hanson has asked that we do not post the full article of his writings. Thank you for following the link to finish his article.
Content created by the Center for American Greatness, Inc. is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a significant audience.
"I'm way ahead of them, Victor."
"I've been gone five years now.
My, how time flies."
Otherwise, it was a great article, as usual.
Thank you, VDH, for putting the Thesis in the first sentence!!!
All other writers take note!
Democrats have been appointing friends only and loyalists since the party started with the kitchen cabinet of Andrew Jackson.
Its not a real reason.
I searched and in every instance that I found he used the word “Democratic”, with a capital “D”, meaning the Democrat party.
There is a big difference between a “democrat” and a “Democrat”.
Good one...everybody knows his name.
Dr. Hanson made a short day of it as the Democrats’ hypocrisy knows no end. They lean heavily on accusing the opposition of what they themselves do as an effective means of deflecting unwanted attention (and lawsuits, lynching parties, etc.). They know they can fool some of the people all of the time...and more often than not that’s enough to get over.
Who is that?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.