This. This is the real problem. Plenty of people knee-jerk dislike Thomas because they don’t like the idea of a black conservative. (And even among conservatives Thomas is CONSERVATIVE.) But dig a bit deeper and not only these extremely serious ethical concerns--which I believe that Glenn uncharacteristically just pushes to the side--but also an abyss between Thomas’ public statements about how he would judge, how the law should be applied to people, etc. and how he’s actual behaved and decided cases over the past 30 years. Liberals don’t need to smear him; he’s done that to himself.
This. This is the real problem. Plenty of people knee-jerk dislike Thomas because they don’t like the idea of a black conservative. (And even among conservatives Thomas is CONSERVATIVE.) But dig a bit deeper and not only these extremely serious ethical concerns--which I believe that Glenn uncharacteristically just pushes to the side--but also an abyss between Thomas’ public statements about how he would judge, how the law should be applied to people, etc. and how he’s actual behaved and decided cases over the past 30 years. Liberals don’t need to smear him; he’s done that to himself.