Ben Sasse is such a cool guy

I know he comes in for abuse from ugly bullies like Kurt Schlichter, but anybody who is not ate up with attitude can see that he is one of the top-ranking good guys.

Take, for instance, what he did in this hearing:

For some reason, Democrats love to ask President Trump's judicial nominees about their religious backgrounds. Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) was worried that U.S. district judge Peter Phipps, nominated to serve on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, would be no exception. So, he launched a preemptive strike at Wednesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing and asked Phipps about his membership in the Knights of Columbus (KoC), a Catholic fraternal organization, and whether it has anything to do with his nomination. After all, Democrats have obsessed over the group in recent years.

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) admitted to being puzzled such line of questioning.

“Judge, did you get questions for the record about being a member of the Knights of Columbus?” Sasse asked. “This is a new tradition around here evidently, trying to figure out if people are members of religious organizations.”

"Yes, associated with my district court nomination," Phipps acknowledged. He said he does "not" know why.

Sasse described the Knights of Columbus as a harmless organization that organizes "community service...fish fries, and pool parties," leading him to pose a more humorous inquiry.

"Are you now or have you ever been involved in the organization of a fish fry?”

And one of the Senate's most prominent Western civilization-haters responded with Pavlovian predictability:

“To be clear, no senator on the Democratic side has ever suggested that a member of any organization is per se unfit for the bench, only those who cannot be fair and impartial,” said Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI).

But, National Review called her bluff. Just a few months back, Hirono told judicial nominee Brian Buescher she was worried about his relationship with KoC.

"The Knights of Columbus has taken a number of extreme positions," Hirono said before asking the nominee to promise to "end" his membership with this organization "to avoid any appearance of bias."  

Ben Sasse - demonstrating the art of having fun while fighting.