Back when it was Bill Clinton who was being investigated for every silly thing, one particular writer, Stuart Taylor, went out of his way to publish a distorted brief in American Lawyer magazine supporting Paula Jones' tall tale. While other wack-jobs were similarly impressed by the veracity of the Arkansan Temptress, Taylor tried to give his argument a certain credibility by "claiming" that he voted for Clinton in 1992, and that he had liberal views on other issues. Since that article, of course, Taylor became an almost fanatical supporter of the Ken Starr witch hunt, sanctimoniously proclaiming at one time that "I'd like to be able to tell my children, 'You should tell the truth'. I'd like to be able to tell them, 'You should respect the President.' And I'd like to be able to tell them both things at the same time." Needless to say, he was, like most "liberals", a fervent supporter of impeachment.

He was obsequious in his praise of the Supreme Court's ruling in Bush v. Gore, even going so far as to claim that seven Supreme Court justices supported the ruling. He has attacked affirmative action, while at the same time saying it's o.k. for Republican Presidents to name unqualified minority candidates to the federal judiciary. Just in case there was anyone out there who was still ignorant of the hard-right views of this ubiquitous legal talking head, comes this little gem, claiming that the real threat to America in the "war" on terrorism comes from "civil liberties hysteria". That's right, the only thing we have to fear is the ACLU, and those other commie organizations that support free speech and due process.

A good rule of thumb: if someone begins an argument by saying: "I'm a bleeding heart liberal, I voted for Clinton in 1992, I support gun control and abortion rights, but...", you can be certain that the speaker is somewhere to the right of Pat Buchanan, and probably objects to Al Qaeda only because their means aren't justified by their ends.