Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe left both feared and hated Kirk. Recommended videoHis singular success may be why the terrified left attacked him as much after death as they had while he was alive. But unlike that earlier commemoration unanimously passed by all Democrats and Republicans, Kirk’s resolution was variously opposed by over 118 Democratic House members. Violent attacks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement centres and individual officers are now routine and more praised than condemned by the left. Gavin Newsom is emblematic of this fury and frustration of the new, obsessive-compulsive left.