He was too uppity for those good ol' boy liberals. They couldn't stomach a conservative black on the Supreme Court. So one time they're against sexual harassment, the next time they're not. One time they're for women's issues, the next time they're not. The answer is quite simple.
Liberals have no core value but power.
And they are unflinchingly loyal to that core value. Even when the president lies under oath. And they jerk the conservatives' chain in order to keep power. Liberals know that because conservatives value reason and fairness, they don't want to be seen as unreasonable or unfair. Capitalizing on this weakness, liberals accuse conservatives of being unreasonable and unfair, putting them on the defensive.