The Conservative Temperament, Empiricism, and Refraining from a Rush to Judgment
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Re: Let Me Get This Straight.
More fallacious, scurrilous claims by rightwing bloggers.
But I want to make an important and serious point, if I may be allowed to take off my comedy cap for a minute.
We should refrain from any rush to judgment here. That's how we get into trouble, and how we embarrass the movement.
It's also fundamentally unamerican -- no one deserves to have his actions prejudged before a competent tribunal can pronounce upon it, with all the attendant dignities of the judicial process and the clarifying clash of evidence.
So please: I do understand this is the so-called "hot story" this week. But let's be mindful of our duty to truth, and fairness, and the basic American concern for process. And (and here I point an accusatory finger back at myself) let's stop with the snide allegations about Melgen and Menendez until all the facts are in.
And let's not get caught up in a rush to go beyond the plain facts, without spin or snark. Everyone -- even our bitterest opponents -- are entitled to be presumed innocent.
L to R: Salamon Melgen, Bob Menendez, Richard "The Nightstalker" Ramirez