He really had that classic look down, didn't he.

Quote :

"In one of the day's lighter moments, Judge Robert H. Bork explained why and how he came to grow a beard. SENATOR HOWELL HEFLIN.: Well, now, there are those - this is not my idea - who say, ''Well, you can look at his attire, and the way he wears his hair is some indication.'' I don't agree with that. I've got several members in my staff that have beards and everything else. Would you like to give us an explanation relative to the beard? BORK.: Yes, I would. It's a very unromantic - it's a very unromantic explanation. In 1968-69 academic year, I was on sabbatical leave in England with my family. I was writing a book. It was an antitrust book, and you may ask why I chose to write it in England. The answer is, the alternative was to write it in New Haven. And I - we went on a canal boat trip. You drive it yourself along the canal and the family was in there. And the - in the bathroom, the sink was right against the wall, so when you tried to shave, unless you shaved with your left hand, I couldn't do it. And for about a week I didn't shave. And by that time, my children had become fascinated with what was then the beginnings of a red beard, and they asked me to let it go. And so I did. I grew a - I liked it much better when it was red, Senator. And I let it grow, and it kind of intrigued me and intrigued my children. I've had it ever since. HEFLIN.: There's nothing wrong with it because there are a lot of bearded voters out there that I don't want to make mad."

https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/17/us/the-bork-hearings-explanation-for-the-beard.html

1/17/2025 9:18:16 PM

bork

1/17/2025 9:18:46 PM

GNSP

1/17/2025 9:53:14 PM

bork

1/22/2025 12:06:20 AM

bork

2/3/2025 12:12:22 AM

We need more Boris. But I don't trust any Republican senators to have a spine when the chips are down. Mitt Romney might have done so if he was still there.

2/3/2025 5:49:20 AM

Boris?

[Edited on February 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM. Reason : Oh, "Borks"]

2/3/2025 2:48:23 PM