Top Ten of 2023

And welcome to a New Year of Confirmation Tales!

If you’ve been enjoying Confirmation Tales but haven’t always gotten around to reading my latest, this end-of-the-year post is for you. I provide here my five most popular posts along with five others that I am particularly fond of. So sit back, relax, and pick out one or two to start.

My five most popular posts:

1. Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s “Inexorable Zero” of Black Employees: “What if she says yes?”

2. The Supreme Court Nominee Who Would Abolish Mother’s Day: How I hid Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s incendiary positions

3. Ninth Circuit Contender Is Exposed As Pretender: The collapse of Bill Clinton's nomination of James Ware

4. Joe Biden Embarrasses Elena Kagan (and I Console Her): Even an excellent teacher can do only so much with a dim pupil

   

5. Did Breyer Nomination Cost Al Gore the 2000 Presidential Election: Ralph Nader blasts Stephen Breyer as “extremist” supporter of “corporate power”

And here are five more that I think you’ll find a fun and interesting read:

6. My Bit Role in Ashcroft Hospital Saga: “You might have just saved this presidency”

7. Bill Clinton Pressures Own Judicial Appointee To Reverse ‘Stupid’ Ruling For Drug Dealer: Re-election campaign has Clinton running scared on his judicial nominations

8. Peter Edelman Leaks the News of His Impending D.C. Circuit Nomination: And ignites a campaign against himself

9. Judge José Cabranes Recounts His Supreme Court Candidacy: “If they kill me for the Supreme Court, they kill me for the Second Circuit”

10. Dodging Fight Over Bruce Babbitt, Clinton Nominates Stephen Breyer: "Orrin, you won this one," Howard Metzenbaum snarled

Have a Happy New Year! And please join me in another year of Confirmation Tales!