Daily Standard: The Kavanaugh Marathon is Over

[View this as website]( [SUBSCRIBE - Get Print and Full Digital]( [daily standard header] Friday, September 7, 2018 [The Strangest Progressive Project of All: Elevating John Dean]( Political archaeologists will have plenty of specimens and fragments to examine in the aftermath of the Brett Kavanaugh hearings. The incivility that greeted the Supreme Court nominee was among the worst in modern times—no small achievement while the Haynsworth, Bork, and Thomas hearings live in memory. We have grown accustomed to these (one-sided) partisan spectacles and must assume that they will endure as long as they serve a purpose. [Read More]( [More Admin Officials Deny Authoring the ‘Anonymous’ NYT Op-ed]( Pompeo, Coats, Pence, Mattis, and others have issued statements distancing themselves from the article. [Read More]( [The Week of Kavanaugh]( Today on the Daily Standard Podcast, Politico White House correspondent Eliana Johnson joins host Charlie Sykes to recap the week in Kavanaugh, the latest on the Mueller probe, the anonymous New York Times op-ed, Bob Woodward's forthcoming book, and how talk of impeachment and the economy will impact the 2018 midterms. [Read More]( [Fact Check: 'Judge’s New Ruling in Manafort Trial ... a Death Blow to Mueller’s Scheme'?]( To hear Magavoter [tell]( the story, “Judge’s new ruling in Manafort trial may be a death blow to Mueller’s scheme.” [Read More]( [If It’s ‘News’ on Twitter, Is It ‘News’ Everywhere Else?]( A case study in how the country creates, disseminates, and consumes information. [Read More]( [The Kavanaugh War]( It’s stupider than you can imagine. [Read More]( ADVERTISEMENT [TWS CRUISE 2017 FALL]( Afternoon Links Here’s your must-watch video of the day. Courtesy of Reason, it stars my good friend Andrew Heaton [posing as Judge Kavanaugh at this week’s confirmation hearings.]( Also at Reason, straight-ticket voting has been struck down in Michigan. [Truly a practice for the lazy](. A meme is born. An attendee at one of President Trump’s recent rallies got primo placement behind the President, and decided to make funny faces. [He was moved]( from his seat. It’s hardly original, [since Kimmel did it first](. Rooting for Adrian Peterson ain’t easy. That’s what Rudy Gersten [observes at the Washington Post]( “In the end, a fan’s devotion can be so strong that we find ourselves ignoring — or even defending — things that we otherwise never would. It would be nice if we didn’t have to root for someone with Peterson’s past on Sundays, but what happens when that person puts on the jersey we love? I still think Adrian Peterson can help my team win games. But at what cost?” Trump waffles on pledge to avoid a potential shutdown. With the midterms coming up, will Republicans potentially spoil any good will with GOP voters that might come from confirming Kavanaugh? Who knows! But what we do know, as Roll Call reports, is [that President Trump is waffling](. It is a day ending in “y.” —Jim Swift, deputy online editor. Please feel free to send us comments, thoughts and links to dailystandard@weeklystandard.com. —30— ADVERTISEMENT [Free Luggage Tag]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe from this List]( [Update Subscription Preferences]( The Weekly Standard | [1152 15th Street NW Suite 200 | Washington, DC 20005](