Kavanaugh Supreme Court Nomination

[jp1]

They're both showboating in preparation for their upcoming Presidential runs. Why are you so hung up on race and gender?

And people wonder why republicans are viewed as lacking empathy.

[Alan]

And people wonder why republicans are viewed as lacking empathy.

I think you meant to say "Republicans are viewed as lacking the proper empathy", cause we're chock full of the regular kind.

[jp1]

Naw. Empathy comes naturally to some of us. Then you got people like rob portman and dick cheney who only find their inner empathy when it’s something that involves close family members.

[LDAHL]

They're both showboating in preparation for their upcoming Presidential runs. Why are you so hung up on race and gender?

Yes. There are white male Democrats acting every bit as foolishly in the pursuit of power.

[ToomuchStuff]

personally I liked it when Kamala asked if there was any legislation that governed men’s bodies. Guess what, their is none. And you wonder why women get annoyed.

Really? I thought there was legislation that made men sign up for the draft, so their bodies could be used for cannon fodder. Last I checked, women didn't have to do that.

[JaneV2.0]

I'm way beyond annoyed. This is the most corrupt bunch of politicians in my memory--and it wasn't long ago they were holding themselves up as the party of "family values," fiscal conservatism, and the sanctity of the Constitution. A lot of people fell for it, and now we're being governed by an addle-brained grifter and his army of toadies, all sucking greedily at the public trough. It's disgusting. And "both sides do it?" Bill Clinton's bl0w j0b and Rob Blagojevich's peccadilloes don't even touch this. I don't think it is a coincidence that Watergate, Iran-Contra, and the Russian oligarchy in bed with a president all happened under the banner of the Grand Old Party.

[Lainey]

conspiracy theory alert. Maybe a group of people decided on their own to attend the hearing and disrupt at intervals. Or maybe one of the busses that picked up voters to illegally vote for Obama was left over and they transported people and paid them to attend.

Why does everything Democrat have to be linked to people being paid off. Unless all those MAGA rallies the Pres is holding are bussed in and paid.... equally silly conclusion.

+1
wonder who was paying for Cliven Bundy and friends who were protesting the federal government for weeks in Oregon? wonder who paid for the Unite the Right rallies? I mean, surely, otherwise no one would even bother unless they were getting a check... oy vey.

[LDAHL]

In many ways, the current GOP is a victim of its successes over the past few decades, outflanking the opposition at every turn so decisively that even Democratic Administrations generally either adopted Republican-Lite policies or had to content themselves with easily reversible executive orders. Such dominance breeds hubris and attracts main-chance players like Trump.

The Democrats seem to be victims of their past failures, doubling down on identity politics, class warfare and a preening disdain for large swathes of the electorate. This may interest a narrow core of activists, but it doesn’t win elections. The show-trial histrionics of the past few days seem to me evidence that they have learned very little.

I would think (and fervently hope) that Trump was eminently defeatable by any half rational opponent; but the Democrats seem unwilling to meet rationality halfway. You can’t out-ridiculous the man, but that seems to be their strategy of choice.

[JaneV2.0]

In many ways, the current GOP is a victim of its successes over the past few decades, outflanking the opposition at every turn so decisively that even Democratic Administrations generally either adopted Republican-Lite policies or had to content themselves with easily reversible executive orders. Such dominance breeds hubris and attracts main-chance players like Trump.

The Democrats seem to be victims of their past failures, doubling down on identity politics, class warfare and a preening disdain for large swathes of the electorate. This may interest a narrow core of activists, but it doesn’t win elections. The show-trial histrionics of the past few days seem to me evidence that they have learned very little.

I would think (and fervently hope) that Trump was eminently defeatable by any half rational opponent; but the Democrats seem unwilling to meet rationality halfway. You can’t out-ridiculous the man, but that seems to be their strategy of choice.

John Fugelsang this morning characterized the Democratic party as being like a bondage submissive who's forgotten their safe word. I couldn't agree more. We need to take the gloves off. And vote. I have nothing but contempt for those who don't.

I remember when at least some Republicans were honorable. I'd be happy to vote for one again in my lifetime, but I'm not hopeful.

[LDAHL]

I don’t think it’s a case of Democrats being too passive and fair-minded and nice in the face of brutal opposition. They have proven themselves every bit as nasty and crazy as their foes.

They aren’t shrinking from a fight. They’re just wrong in their choice of weapons. They’re lurching left when the center would seem to have more promise. They’re showing a face to the voters that appears every bit as reality-challenged as Trump, inviting voters to go with the lunatic they know. They seem to believe that the country is ripe for a sort of socialist realignment. I’m not sure that’s really the case.