Article snippet: Posted at 9:58 am on July 2, 2017 by Jay Caruso The New York Times editorial board is not happy that Neil Gorsuch is a Supreme Court justice. Recent SCOTUS rulings have included the latest associate justice to join the court. For whatever reason, instead of doing an in-depth look at how he ruled in these decisions, the Times decided instead to devote much of the time blubbering about Merrick Garland. To wit: What’s particularly galling here is the language. It’s as if the Times editorial board gave way to interns from Daily Kos and Think Progress to write this column after the board signed off on it. “Theft.” “Installation.” They’re behaving as though Garland was confirmed, went to sit down and Mitch McConnell, shouting “Neener, neener!” pulled the chair back and pushed Neil Gorsuch into the seat. And as though McConnell then cackled as Garland fell embarrassingly to the floor, left to sit there, broken and stunned with the “stolen” seat now occupied by Gorsuch The Usurper. The editorial board then goes on to quickly go over some of the cases Gorsuch ruled on, making sure to mention he agreed with Clarence Thomas most of the time. It’s meant to be a version of “scare quotes” because Thomas is you know….scary. You know who agrees with Thomas 86 percent of the time and 90 percent of the time, respectively? Anthony Kennedy and John Roberts. The piece quickly gets back to Garland: By rights? I ask rhetorically, “Are they serious?” It’s a rhetorical question becau... Link to the full article to read more