Quote for the day

Worse is always possible in this administration. But Sanders set a benchmark for awfulness that was a thing to behold. It wasn’t simply that she spun the news or shaded the truth, which many people in her position have been known to do. It wasn’t even that she lied, though she did that with abandon.

It was that sneer of hers, the consciously curled lip, which seemed practiced before a mirror, that communicated bottomless contempt for individual journalists, for the profession of journalism itself and for the very idea of truth-as-such. She combined the sincerity of Elmer Gantry with the moral outlook of Raskolnikov.

Bret Stephens, New York Times

Well said. Sanders’ casual and routine dishonesty exemplifies the reason that journalism is important and we should all be grateful for the First Amendment. Her departure from the White House leaves it a (modestly) cleaner and better place.

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