Oh **** off. The democrats knew exactly what they were doing. To say or think otherwise is being intellectually dishonest.Disgraceful is what Kavanugh is alleged to have done.
Democrats, not knowing how to handle such an old allegation, is not disgraceful. It's perplexing, but I still don't know the right thing to do here.
I'd say it's on the Trump WH to do the right think and pull the nomination. But of course Trump is behind closed doors fuming about how old allegations can ruin people.
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Attempted rape is beyond disgraceful and if true he should be properly reprimanded.Is it more disgraceful than the act itself?
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"They should just nominate someone else. We'll be totally cool with the next choice, we swear."
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https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-des ... n-congressOh **** off. The democrats knew exactly what they were doing. To say or think otherwise is being intellectually dishonest.Disgraceful is what Kavanugh is alleged to have done.
Democrats, not knowing how to handle such an old allegation, is not disgraceful. It's perplexing, but I still don't know the right thing to do here.
I'd say it's on the Trump WH to do the right think and pull the nomination. But of course Trump is behind closed doors fuming about how old allegations can ruin people.
Did you even read the account of what happened here?
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Disgraceful is what Kavanugh is alleged to have done.
Democrats, not knowing how to handle such an old allegation, is not disgraceful. It's perplexing, but I still don't know the right thing to do here.
I'd say it's on the Trump WH to do the right think and pull the nomination. But of course Trump is behind closed doors fuming about how old allegations can ruin people.
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Democrats are going to oppose every nomination on principle here."They should just nominate someone else. We'll be totally cool with the next choice, we swear."
So, it's Trump picking someone that is potentially unpalatable for 2 GOP senators.
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Yep. But I’m smart enough to know that a political party has ulterior motives behind what they were doing, and that they lie constantly.https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-des ... n-congressOh **** off. The democrats knew exactly what they were doing. To say or think otherwise is being intellectually dishonest.Disgraceful is what Kavanugh is alleged to have done.
Democrats, not knowing how to handle such an old allegation, is not disgraceful. It's perplexing, but I still don't know the right thing to do here.
I'd say it's on the Trump WH to do the right think and pull the nomination. But of course Trump is behind closed doors fuming about how old allegations can ruin people.
Did you even read the account of what happened here?
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Great point, you are so good at this.
Yep. But I’m smart enough to know.
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It wouldn’t have been difficult to tell people about the accusation while still protecting her anonymity early in his nomination.Great point, you are so good at this.
Yep. But I’m smart enough to know.
“Hey guys, we received an unverified claim of sexual assault against Kavanaugh. Something you might want to consider before going thru with this.”
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One of the most hilarious responses to this whole poopshow is Sen. Menendez (D-NJ) making wild claims in regards to Kavanaugh, when in fact Menendez, with far more actual proof, was accused of hiring underage hookers in the past 5 years.Disgraceful is what Kavanugh is alleged to have done.
Democrats, not knowing how to handle such an old allegation, is not disgraceful. It's perplexing, but I still don't know the right thing to do here.
I'd say it's on the Trump WH to do the right think and pull the nomination. But of course Trump is behind closed doors fuming about how old allegations can ruin people.
Either accusations matter to all politicians or they don't.
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Democrats are going to oppose every nomination on principle here."They should just nominate someone else. We'll be totally cool with the next choice, we swear."
So, it's Trump picking someone that is potentially unpalatable for 2 GOP senators.
You're right. Just on principle. Those darned principled democrats sticking to their principles and just standing up for whats right with zero political motive behind it whatsoever. It's not their fault Trump can't pick someone as virtuous and principled as the principled democrats.
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It has nothing to do with Trump's pick, and everything to do with Mitch's handling of the Garland nomination...Democrats are going to oppose every nomination on principle here."They should just nominate someone else. We'll be totally cool with the next choice, we swear."
So, it's Trump picking someone that is potentially unpalatable for 2 GOP senators.
You're right. Just on principle. Those darned principled democrats sticking to their principles and just standing up for whats right with zero political motive behind it whatsoever. It's not their fault Trump can't pick someone as virtuous and principled as the principled democrats.
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The principle being to oppose everything the opposing party is doing.Democrats are going to oppose every nomination on principle here."They should just nominate someone else. We'll be totally cool with the next choice, we swear."
So, it's Trump picking someone that is potentially unpalatable for 2 GOP senators.
You're right. Just on principle. Those darned principled democrats sticking to their principles and just standing up for whats right with zero political motive behind it whatsoever. It's not their fault Trump can't pick someone as virtuous and principled as the principled democrats.
The only people that the Dems are trying to persuade here is the voters. And last I checked, support for Kavanaugh is in the Robert Bork territory. This is mostly based on disapproval of Trump. But that's how this system works.
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One of the things that makes me giggle about Merrick Garland is he is awful on 4th Amendment issues. To the "right" of most of the GOP people on the court.It has nothing to do with Trump's pick, and everything to do with Mitch's handling of the Garland nomination...Democrats are going to oppose every nomination on principle here."They should just nominate someone else. We'll be totally cool with the next choice, we swear."
So, it's Trump picking someone that is potentially unpalatable for 2 GOP senators.
You're right. Just on principle. Those darned principled democrats sticking to their principles and just standing up for whats right with zero political motive behind it whatsoever. It's not their fault Trump can't pick someone as virtuous and principled as the principled democrats.
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And this shows some of the flaws in Obama's approach to governing.
One of the things that makes me giggle about Merrick Garland is he is awful on 4th Amendment issues. To the "right" of most of the GOP people on the court.
He was like, The GOP isn't willing to compromise and negotiate in good faith with me. So I'll just make decision that I believe is a compromise. Garland and the ACA are the best examples of this.
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https://twitter.com/politico/status/1041726022155227136“I am willing to talk to the Senate Judiciary Committee in any way the Committee deems appropriate to refute this false allegation, from 36 years ago, and defend my integrity,” Kavanaugh said
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https://twitter.com/esaagar/status/1041725321123385344Grassley says Feinstein's office is refusing to cooperate in setting up follow-up calls with Dr. Ford and Kavanaugh. "As a necessary step in evaluating these claims, I’ll continue working to set them up."
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The new SCOTUS session starts in October.The democrats really **** themselves. If he withdraws the court will swing hard right with the next one. They realize they have until January to confirm a justice, don’t they? They’ll really fast track the next one.
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Cool? I don’t believe a nomination expires until a new congressional session, which isn’t until after the new year.The new SCOTUS session starts in October.The democrats really **** themselves. If he withdraws the court will swing hard right with the next one. They realize they have until January to confirm a justice, don’t they? They’ll really fast track the next one.
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Just saying, the start of the October session was part of what was driving the rush to get Kavanaugh confirmed so quickly.
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Kavanaugh hasn't been all that "quick" in comparison to others. There is a meme going around that this was "rushed", but it falls into a fairly normal timeline.
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I know that, but people are saying it should have come out sooner, and Democrats should have brought it out sooner.The lady has already said she'd testify today if needed.But do you bring it up against the wishes of the woman who alleges it happened? I’m not sure what the right answer is to that.Kavanaugh was on Romney's list. He has a perfect rating from the ABA.
We are talking about attempted rape here. Not high school philandering anymore.
Really think anyone with a conscience would think that crime is not important to bring up?
Kavanaugh is far more Roberts than Alito and is moderatr on abortion.
The Amy Barrett lady is faaaaaar more an abortion radical than Kavanaugh and she'll be up next.
Also, Kavanaugh has lawyered up.
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Things That No One is Saying, for $500, Alex."They should just nominate someone else. We'll be totally cool with the next choice, we swear."
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https://twitter.com/JTHVerhovek/status/ ... 3981456384NEW: @WeDemandJustice, leading anti-Kavanaugh group on the left is planning a $700,000 TV/digital ad buy focused on the Blasey Ford allegations in AK/ME and for the first time since Kennedy's retirement is adding NV and CO to pressure Heller/Gardner
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If you're smart enough to know what the Dems are doing, you're also smart enough to know exactly how that would play with the R's. Unsubstantiated claim brought up this late would not go well.It wouldn’t have been difficult to tell people about the accusation while still protecting her anonymity early in his nomination.Great point, you are so good at this.
Yep. But I’m smart enough to know.
“Hey guys, we received an unverified claim of sexual assault against Kavanaugh. Something you might want to consider before going thru with this.”
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