McIlheran enjoys unargued assertion also

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's "right-wing guy" and editorial board member Patrick McIlheran, who was among the most disgracefully complicit in publicizing character assassination and lies:

Best quote is from former Journal-Sentinel columnist and now law professor Rick Esenberg:

"While one could argue that a person who has twice lost a statewide judicial race ought not to be elevated to the federal bench, I doubt that argument will carry a great deal of weight with the senators or the White House."

Patrick McIlheran, whose credibility is virtually non-existent on this subject, is referring to this, wherein Prof. Esenberg alludes to the availability of an argument but conveniently doesn't make one.

McIlheran's favored candidate, meanwhile, has been for months under investigation by the Wisconsin Judicial Commission. He faces suspension or expulsion from the Supreme Court, either of which is considerably more damaging than having lost an election.

Where is the Journal-Sentinel's antidote to Patrick McIlheran?

I mean, apart from any sort of actual basic reasoning.