What's the Dem's plan for their Kavanaugh hail-mary?

[John Galt]

[spacemonkey]

If the criteria for appointments relies just as much on teens making stupid choices, as actual qualifications as a factor, I doubt anyone would be qualified for anything.

[spacemonkey]

Did he /she go to a party? Who knows, who cares. If they did, it was their choice to do so and I'm quite sure both were aware of the possibility of hanky panky. So what, who cares? Ain't the first, won't be the last a teen drunk assgrab fest happens. Did they lie? who knows, who cares? No issue 35 years ago =no issue now. No one died, no state secrets sold or revealed , who cares. Anyone that says they never lie is a liar. The most important issue for a court position is the legal credentials and past performance in the field. period. Did he play grabass? Who knows, who cares. Who knows, she may have grabbed him by the balls and gave a little head? Who knows, who cares.

[The Comrade]

Gangrape is grabass apparently

[Philly]

I want to say something to the people in this community like Kane and Spider who treat Trump like some grotesque aberration from a GOP that would exist with some sense of decency and moral principles if not for Trump's highjacking of the party:

All it would take to end this whole disgusting saga is for 2 GOP Senators to say "We like Kavanaugh's judicial record and credentials, but between the questions about his past and the type of temperament he displayed before the judiciary committee, we think there's surely a better person for this important lifetime position. Let's move on from him and find a more suitable conservative judge to elevate to the Supreme Court."

There are dozens upon dozens of other judges who have credentials just as good and philosophies just as conservative as Kavanaugh. Even if Republican Senators are fixated on the goal of finally getting an ultra-conservative SCOTUS majority, Kavanaugh is in no way uniquely qualified to be the guy they get it with. Yet still, we've gone all this way and there are not even two Republicans Senators willing to stand up and say "Time to find someone else".

Maybe part of the reason why is that the Republicans in the Senate who have a less-than-warm relationship with Trump had another, more "civil" and "classy" GOP leader reaching out to lobby them in support of Kavanaugh: George W. Bush. You know, the guy elected President as a Republican a full 16 years prior to Trump. Kavanaugh worked for the Bush Admin and old W, often cited as a "Resistance" hero in the Trump era, was more than eager to help this monster shore up votes for his confirmation. Bush may have had a certain folksy charm that Trump lacks, but when it came to the kind of people he surrounded himself with as President, he had no problem with low-character criminals. And consequences or accountability for one's past actions was a foreign concept to the Bush Administration, so why start now with Judge Kavanaugh?

And to all the liberals who threw a hissy fit when I had no words of admiration or respect for the late Senator John McCain -- you better believe he wouldn't even need to be lobbied by Bush or anyone else. If McCain were able to vote on Kavanaugh, he'd be a sure-thing Yes vote.

Donald Trump is not some horrible and unique mutation of the GOP. He is nothing but an unpolished and unmasked depiction of what the Republican Party already was before his ascent. If it somehow wasn't already clear for you, it should be now. So keep this in mind the next time you see a Republican politician showcasing a performative display of civility or offering a feeble and half-hearted criticism of Trump's decorum: They want the same things that Trump wants; they just don't want him to be so tactless about it.

[Saz]

Bad Boy Brett is in trouble here, Flake really f**k this up for him. Guy was cornered by some aggressive shrews and next thing you know he breaks rank. Now the dems have a week to to hunt for lies in his testimony, which no doubt will be grounds for a further delay. I applaud the dems for finally showing the ruthlessness and efficiency they have lacked for so long - they put kav to the sword with a dull kitchen blade. The republicans meanwhile seem to be the suckers, it's a clear ploy for time and the reptiles should have pushed this through two weeks ago... they are dancing around like obama trying to appease those who never can be appeased.

Sad for Kav though get got the old rope a dope.

[exploited]

You don't have to hunt for lies in his testimony. The moment he talked about his drinking, he started lying.

I've legitimately seen more Supreme Court qualities in men screaming at passersby on the subway.

[Philly]

[ToddStarnes]

Ugly business.

[Philly]