In the "Sins of the Father" Department

Reading the book "Joseph McCarthy and the Press" last night (good so far - very insightful), I kept coming across the name Van Susteren from Wisconsin.

Now, Van Susteren is not a common name, even in immigrant sections of Wisconsin, and it made me think about one-time Faux News darling Greta, who got a face lift to join their vapid crew.

Sure enough, Greta is the daughter of Joe McCarthy's campaign manager and staunchest defender, short of Roy Cohn whom I had the displeasure to meet before he died, Judge Urban Van Susteren. In fact, Joseph McCarthy was best man at the wedding of Greta's mom and dad. Urban had an interesting slant: a wealthy industrialist who was ALSO a judge. Hmmm. Not a combination everyone would be comfortable with - certainly not me.

Here's a snippet from online about Greta, the Scientologist, and her dad.