Obviously and justifiably, the Tara Reade saga was played up by Republicans for the hypocrisy it has laid bare. Democrats don’t want the “believe women” standard applied to their presumed presidential candidate, Joe Biden, even though they merrily applied it in 2018 to President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. This is a case study in partisan payback, as well as in how the media has conveniently rediscovered the skepticism that was nowhere to be found when analyzing Justice Kavanaugh’s accusers. But it ought...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 05, 2020 22:52 UTC