Current Affairs General US politics (ie, not POTUS related)

[ToffeeDan]

What are the Republican motives?
Are they frightened of Trump and the midterms?
Why can't they find another suitable conservative judge?

 

[tsubaki]

What are the Republican motives?
Are they frightened of Trump and the midterms?
Why can't they find another suitable conservative judge?

Kavanaugh goes back as far as the Clinton impeachment attempt, worked for Bush and is basically as connected as its possible to be in the GOP. (edit) They'd probably drop Trump before they dropped him.

 

[wm02]

Honestly Blumenthal should not have come back, this is woeful.

He’s an utter buffoon. Par for the course for politicians from Connecticut

 

[tsubaki]

The amount of right-wing pastors that can both quote the Bible and demonstrate that they havent read it is astonishing.

 

[LinekersLegs]

What are the Republican motives?
Are they frightened of Trump and the midterms?
Why can't they find another suitable conservative judge?

I think @mezzrow summed it up well earlier in the thread

It's no longer about the nominee. It's about the process.

They would rather vote and lose and have this to use in November elections than withdraw the nomination for Barrett. The Senate will vote on Kavanaugh and he will be approved or rejected. From there, we will move on. You wouldn't believe the effect of the second wave of accusations on the base. This is Bork * Anita Hill to the third power. It represents every single thing they hate most about the Media/Party nexus. Things are indelibly defined now.

We ain;t seen nothing yet.

 

[Ruairi77]

What are the Republican motives?
Are they frightened of Trump and the midterms?
Why can't they find another suitable conservative judge?

Kavanaugh believes the POTUS should be unindictable
He believes in extending the POTUS pardoning powers.
He's trumps choice to save his skin and the GOP are lock step behind him

 

[tsubaki]

hahaha Flake has rolled on them for a weeks delay

 

[longers]

scenes

 

[Ruairi77]

Flake saving his bacon here

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[tsubaki]

what an absurd character

 

[Tubey]

I've been a critic of the whole #MeToo thing and how it can be used for poor reasons if not kept in check... however, this whole thing shows how "old powerful white men" really are an actual thing when it comes to misogyny.

 

[ilikecheese]

Kavanaugh goes back as far as the Clinton impeachment attempt, worked for Bush and is basically as connected as its possible to be in the GOP. (edit) They'd probably drop Trump before they dropped him.

The attempt was successful, Clinton was impeached. The Senate voted not to convict. I think it's important to not dismiss that Clinton was in fact impeached.

 

[ilikecheese]

The state of the senate when 18% of the population has the majority.

 

[LinekersLegs]

What happens if he refuses to authorize the FBI to investigate?