Comments regarding the Kavanaugh nomination

[new_patomic]

[Mr. Morden]

https://twitter.com/jonathanchait/status/1045744199956664322

[libertpaulian]

If Trump would have dropped Kavanaugh and nominated Hardiman, Kethledge, Thapar, or Barrett, this could have all been avoided...

[Alabama_Indy10]

So are they still having the procedural vote tomorrow?

[libertpaulian]

So are they still having the procedural vote tomorrow?

The wishy-washy language suggests no.

[136or142]

If Trump would have dropped Kavanaugh and nominated Hardiman, Kethledge, Thapar, or Barrett, this could have all been avoided...

The main thing Trump cares about is to have another Supreme Court Justice who will agree that a sitting President can't be issued a subpoena.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

If Trump would have dropped Kavanaugh and nominated Hardiman, Kethledge, Thapar, or Barrett, this could have all been avoided...

It’s too late to look back, though Kavanaugh was my least favorite of the shortlist, because doing so would destroy this genuinely good man’s career and reputation. Everything’s on the line. It’s all or nothing now.

[Yellowhammer]

An investigation limited to the Ford accusation and to under a week is perfectly reasonable, but there's no way the Dems will be satisfied.

lol

Let’s just ignore every other accusation and call it a day. Yup. Sounds like a great idea to me.

The other allegations are so hilariously false they wouldn't even make it into the script of a Stormy Daniels film.

Translation. Roe v Wade must be overturned at absolutely all costs

Of course it must be overturned.

[Don Vito Corleone]

Flake finding the most Moderate Hero stance possible.

[Brittain33]

https://twitter.com/jonathanchait/status/1045744199956664322

If by some miracle Kavanaugh is defeated... who will tell Trump that if he hadn’t plucked Jeff Sessions from the Senate to be his AG, he would have easily prevailed in his SC pick?

[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

https://twitter.com/jonathanchait/status/1045744199956664322

If by some miracle Kavanaugh is defeated... who will tell Trump that if he hadn’t plucked Jeff Sessions from the Senate to be his AG, he would have easily prevailed in his SC pick?

Or if he and the GOP didn't support Roy Moore, they wouldn't be in this predicament.

[Devout Centrist]

https://twitter.com/jonathanchait/status/1045744199956664322

If by some miracle Kavanaugh is defeated... who will tell Trump that if he hadn’t plucked Jeff Sessions from the Senate to be his AG, he would have easily prevailed in his SC pick?

All of this was the work of the writers, you see. The Sessions pick was a seed they planted early on that had profound consequences years later.

[136or142]

If Trump would have dropped Kavanaugh and nominated Hardiman, Kethledge, Thapar, or Barrett, this could have all been avoided...

It’s too late to look back, though Kavanaugh was my least favorite of the shortlist, because doing so would destroy this genuinely good man’s career and reputation. Everything’s on the line. It’s all or nothing now.

Kavanaugh has destroyed his own reputation with his lies.  His career should also be in ruins, but he'll almost certainly keep his high court judgeship in part due to white male privilege.

[Badger]

If Trump would have dropped Kavanaugh and nominated Hardiman, Kethledge, Thapar, or Barrett, this could have all been avoided...

It’s too late to look back, though Kavanaugh was my least favorite of the shortlist, because doing so would destroy this genuinely good man’s career and reputation. Everything’s on the line. It’s all or nothing now.

Very telling and disappointing you consider a recidivist sexual assault her as a and I quote very good man, and quote, because he's a Republican and Trump's Choice. Cultists gotta cult.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

https://twitter.com/voxdotcom/status/1045732713859358720

How many of these "questions" were just Democrats demanding an FBI investigation and other things the nominee had no control over?

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Montgomery County MD police & prosecutors released a statement saying that since the statute of limitations on assault and attempted rape was only 1 year in 1982, a criminal charge can't be applied in such a case.

[Virginiá]

If Trump would have dropped Kavanaugh and nominated Hardiman, Kethledge, Thapar, or Barrett, this could have all been avoided...

It’s too late to look back, though Kavanaugh was my least favorite of the shortlist, because doing so would destroy this genuinely good man’s career and reputation. Everything’s on the line. It’s all or nothing now.

Pfft, no it isn't. Trump picked a bad nominee and team R isn't willing to own up to that and you guys are trying to ram through a flawed nominee. If you just picked someone else you could get them in before the end of the year, probably without any major issues.

This idea that the president picks someone and that person is confirmed no matter what (aka rubber stamping) needs to die and die hard. Can we not just accept that from time to time, a nominee is going to turn out to be unacceptable and that someone new is picked? What is wrong with that? Trump has a huge list just waiting for this.

[Devout Centrist]

If Trump would have dropped Kavanaugh and nominated Hardiman, Kethledge, Thapar, or Barrett, this could have all been avoided...

It’s too late to look back, though Kavanaugh was my least favorite of the shortlist, because doing so would destroy this genuinely good man’s career and reputation. Everything’s on the line. It’s all or nothing now.

No, not a good man. His kind are a dime a dozen at the Jesuit school I went to. They're sanctimonious pricks and he's definitely one of them.

[PeteB]

If Trump would have dropped Kavanaugh and nominated Hardiman, Kethledge, Thapar, or Barrett, this could have all been avoided...

It’s too late to look back, though Kavanaugh was my least favorite of the shortlist, because doing so would destroy this genuinely good man’s career and reputation. Everything’s on the line. It’s all or nothing now.

No, not a good man. His kind are a dime a dozen at the Jesuit school I went to. They're sanctimonious pricks and he's definitely one of them.

Being a "sanctimonious prick" is NOT a crime or a hindrance to sit on the Supreme Court.

However, being ill tempered, vindictive and partisan is!

[Devout Centrist]

If Trump would have dropped Kavanaugh and nominated Hardiman, Kethledge, Thapar, or Barrett, this could have all been avoided...

It’s too late to look back, though Kavanaugh was my least favorite of the shortlist, because doing so would destroy this genuinely good man’s career and reputation. Everything’s on the line. It’s all or nothing now.

No, not a good man. His kind are a dime a dozen at the Jesuit school I went to. They're sanctimonious pricks and he's definitely one of them.

Being a "sanctimonious prick" is NOT a crime or a hindrance to sit on the Supreme Court.

However, being ill tempered, vindictive and partisan is!

Uh, it certainly should be

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

If Trump would have dropped Kavanaugh and nominated Hardiman, Kethledge, Thapar, or Barrett, this could have all been avoided...

It’s too late to look back, though Kavanaugh was my least favorite of the shortlist, because doing so would destroy this genuinely good man’s career and reputation. Everything’s on the line. It’s all or nothing now.

No, not a good man. His kind are a dime a dozen at the Jesuit school I went to. They're sanctimonious pricks and he's definitely one of them.

I'm sure your anecdotal stereotype counts for more than the people who actually know him.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

If Trump would have dropped Kavanaugh and nominated Hardiman, Kethledge, Thapar, or Barrett, this could have all been avoided...

It’s too late to look back, though Kavanaugh was my least favorite of the shortlist, because doing so would destroy this genuinely good man’s career and reputation. Everything’s on the line. It’s all or nothing now.

Pfft, no it isn't. Trump picked a bad nominee and team R isn't willing to own up to that and you guys are trying to ram through a flawed nominee. If you just picked someone else you could get them in before the end of the year, probably without any major issues.

This idea that the president picks someone and that person is confirmed no matter what (aka rubber stamping) needs to die and die hard. Can we not just accept that from time to time, a nominee is going to turn out to be unacceptable and that someone new is picked? What is wrong with that? Trump has a huge list just waiting for this.

No sane person is going to be willing to be put their name forward for a hearing on such short notice right after this fiasco. 

[PeteB]

If Trump would have dropped Kavanaugh and nominated Hardiman, Kethledge, Thapar, or Barrett, this could have all been avoided...

It’s too late to look back, though Kavanaugh was my least favorite of the shortlist, because doing so would destroy this genuinely good man’s career and reputation. Everything’s on the line. It’s all or nothing now.

Pfft, no it isn't. Trump picked a bad nominee and team R isn't willing to own up to that and you guys are trying to ram through a flawed nominee. If you just picked someone else you could get them in before the end of the year, probably without any major issues.

This idea that the president picks someone and that person is confirmed no matter what (aka rubber stamping) needs to die and die hard. Can we not just accept that from time to time, a nominee is going to turn out to be unacceptable and that someone new is picked? What is wrong with that? Trump has a huge list just waiting for this.

No sane person is going to be willing to be put their name forward for a hearing on such short notice right after this fiasco. 

We'll see.  If Trump had good advice (and actually acted on it), he would withdraw his nomination NOW, in exchange for a promise from the Dems to approve another one of his nominees before the midterms.  And, If I was them I would take him up on that deal - after yesterday's outburst Kavanaugh strikes me as extremely vindictive, and could do serious damage on SCOTUS that would go far beyond the usual conservative-liberal debating points.

[Banana Republican]

Montgomery County MD police & prosecutors released a statement saying that since the statute of limitations on assault and attempted rape was only 1 year in 1982, a criminal charge can't be applied in such a case.

It may also have occurred in Washington DC, rather than in MontCo. For example, if it was at 3333 Tennyson, that is in DC.

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