Hat tip to Trump for his unassailable SCOTUS pick

[Anonymous]

So did Trump pick the brokest guy on the list on purpose?

“Kavanaugh’s most recent financial disclosure forms reveal assets between $15,000 and $65,000, which would put him at the bottom of the financial ranking of justices, most of whom list well over $1 million in assets. The value of residences is not subject to disclosure.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-piled-up-credit-card-debt-by-purchasing-nationals-tickets-white-house-says/2018/07/11/8e3ad7d6-8460-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html

[Anonymous]

WaPo reporting that, per the WH, Kavanaugh has incurred 10s of thousands of dollars in credit card debt purchasing... baseball tickets. Not The Onion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:pp here and to 12:53 I ask - how do you consider someone's family and sense of humor play into your rights and the rule of law? Just because he has two daughters doesn't mean that he supports women's rights. Just because he's friendly at the school auction, does not mean he supports your rights as an employee.

As a practicing Catholic I believe he will have values that align with my own. Actions in people's personal lives influence their behavior in their professional endeavors. Maybe not 100%, but there is definitely a correlation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So did Trump pick the brokest guy on the list on purpose?

“Kavanaugh’s most recent financial disclosure forms reveal assets between $15,000 and $65,000, which would put him at the bottom of the financial ranking of justices, most of whom list well over $1 million in assets. The value of residences is not subject to disclosure.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-piled-up-credit-card-debt-by-purchasing-nationals-tickets-white-house-says/2018/07/11/8e3ad7d6-8460-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html

The more shocking part of the story is he has no real assets. The guy is way underwater. Where is all his money going? Gambling? Some other vice?

[Anonymous]

Looks like Kavanaugh is the typical douchey DC "sporty" Republican who spends way more than he makes. Except he claims to have gotten into debt by buying Nationals tickets.

Uh huh.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-piled-up-credit-card-debt-by-purchasing-nationals-tickets-white-house-says/2018/07/11/8e3ad7d6-8460-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html?utm_term=.a16464a071ac

Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh incurred tens of thousands of dollars of credit card debt buying baseball tickets over the past decade and at times reported liabilities that could have exceeded the value of his cash accounts and investment assets, according to a review of Kavanaugh’s financial disclosures and information provided by the White House....

...In 2016, Kavanaugh reported having between $60,000 to $200,000 in debt accrued over three credit cards and a personal loan. Each credit card held between $15,000 to $50,000 in debt, and a Thrift Savings Plan loan was between $15,000 to $50,000.

The credit card debts and loan were either paid off or fell below the reporting requirements in 2017, according to the filings, which do not require details on the nature or source of such payments. Shah told The Post that Kavanaugh’s friends reimbursed him for their share of the baseball tickets and that the judge has since stopped purchasing the season tickets.

Wonder how he got all that debt paid off so fast? Awfully convenient at a time when he knew his name would be up for the Supreme Court.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looks like Kavanaugh is the typical douchey DC "sporty" Republican who spends way more than he makes. Except he claims to have gotten into debt by buying Nationals tickets.

Uh huh.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-piled-up-credit-card-debt-by-purchasing-nationals-tickets-white-house-says/2018/07/11/8e3ad7d6-8460-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html?utm_term=.a16464a071ac

Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh incurred tens of thousands of dollars of credit card debt buying baseball tickets over the past decade and at times reported liabilities that could have exceeded the value of his cash accounts and investment assets, according to a review of Kavanaugh’s financial disclosures and information provided by the White House....

...In 2016, Kavanaugh reported having between $60,000 to $200,000 in debt accrued over three credit cards and a personal loan. Each credit card held between $15,000 to $50,000 in debt, and a Thrift Savings Plan loan was between $15,000 to $50,000.

The credit card debts and loan were either paid off or fell below the reporting requirements in 2017, according to the filings, which do not require details on the nature or source of such payments. Shah told The Post that Kavanaugh’s friends reimbursed him for their share of the baseball tickets and that the judge has since stopped purchasing the season tickets.

Wonder how he got all that debt paid off so fast? Awfully convenient at a time when he knew his name would be up for the Supreme Court.

Keep reaching.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So did Trump pick the brokest guy on the list on purpose?

“Kavanaugh’s most recent financial disclosure forms reveal assets between $15,000 and $65,000, which would put him at the bottom of the financial ranking of justices, most of whom list well over $1 million in assets. The value of residences is not subject to disclosure.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-piled-up-credit-card-debt-by-purchasing-nationals-tickets-white-house-says/2018/07/11/8e3ad7d6-8460-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html

The more shocking part of the story is he has no real assets. The guy is way underwater. Where is all his money going? Gambling? Some other vice?

This was my thought. Much more likely than spending $200,000 on Nats tickets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So did Trump pick the brokest guy on the list on purpose?

“Kavanaugh’s most recent financial disclosure forms reveal assets between $15,000 and $65,000, which would put him at the bottom of the financial ranking of justices, most of whom list well over $1 million in assets. The value of residences is not subject to disclosure.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-piled-up-credit-card-debt-by-purchasing-nationals-tickets-white-house-says/2018/07/11/8e3ad7d6-8460-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html

The more shocking part of the story is he has no real assets. The guy is way underwater. Where is all his money going? Gambling? Some other vice?

This was my thought. Much more likely than spending $200,000 on Nats tickets.

Read the article linked. It is explained there.... public sector employee, daughters in private schools, wife makes a very modest income ($66,000). This is not hard, folks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So did Trump pick the brokest guy on the list on purpose?

“Kavanaugh’s most recent financial disclosure forms reveal assets between $15,000 and $65,000, which would put him at the bottom of the financial ranking of justices, most of whom list well over $1 million in assets. The value of residences is not subject to disclosure.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-piled-up-credit-card-debt-by-purchasing-nationals-tickets-white-house-says/2018/07/11/8e3ad7d6-8460-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html

The more shocking part of the story is he has no real assets. The guy is way underwater. Where is all his money going? Gambling? Some other vice?

This was my thought. Much more likely than spending $200,000 on Nats tickets.

Read the article linked. It is explained there.... public sector employee, daughters in private schools, wife makes a very modest income ($66,000). This is not hard, folks.

Indeed, It’s not hard to live above your means.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So did Trump pick the brokest guy on the list on purpose?

“Kavanaugh’s most recent financial disclosure forms reveal assets between $15,000 and $65,000, which would put him at the bottom of the financial ranking of justices, most of whom list well over $1 million in assets. The value of residences is not subject to disclosure.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-piled-up-credit-card-debt-by-purchasing-nationals-tickets-white-house-says/2018/07/11/8e3ad7d6-8460-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html

The more shocking part of the story is he has no real assets. The guy is way underwater. Where is all his money going? Gambling? Some other vice?

This was my thought. Much more likely than spending $200,000 on Nats tickets.

Read the article linked. It is explained there.... public sector employee, daughters in private schools, wife makes a very modest income ($66,000). This is not hard, folks.

He graduated law school in 1990 and has worked since then. He was a partner at Kirkland and Ellis for a while in the 90's and 00's. They bought a $1.2 million house in 2006 so they weren't doing too badly then. Where has all his money gone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So did Trump pick the brokest guy on the list on purpose?

“Kavanaugh’s most recent financial disclosure forms reveal assets between $15,000 and $65,000, which would put him at the bottom of the financial ranking of justices, most of whom list well over $1 million in assets. The value of residences is not subject to disclosure.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-piled-up-credit-card-debt-by-purchasing-nationals-tickets-white-house-says/2018/07/11/8e3ad7d6-8460-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html

The more shocking part of the story is he has no real assets. The guy is way underwater. Where is all his money going? Gambling? Some other vice?

This was my thought. Much more likely than spending $200,000 on Nats tickets.

Read the article linked. It is explained there.... public sector employee, daughters in private schools, wife makes a very modest income ($66,000). This is not hard, folks.

He graduated law school in 1990 and has worked since then. He was a partner at Kirkland and Ellis for a while in the 90's and 00's. They bought a $1.2 million house in 2006 so they weren't doing too badly then. Where has all his money gone?

Probably into his house. And, then the private school tuition, Nats tickets, other living expenses.
Folks here are always talking about how a $300,000 salary doesn’t go far in DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So did Trump pick the brokest guy on the list on purpose?

“Kavanaugh’s most recent financial disclosure forms reveal assets between $15,000 and $65,000, which would put him at the bottom of the financial ranking of justices, most of whom list well over $1 million in assets. The value of residences is not subject to disclosure.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-piled-up-credit-card-debt-by-purchasing-nationals-tickets-white-house-says/2018/07/11/8e3ad7d6-8460-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html

The more shocking part of the story is he has no real assets. The guy is way underwater. Where is all his money going? Gambling? Some other vice?

This was my thought. Much more likely than spending $200,000 on Nats tickets.

Read the article linked. It is explained there.... public sector employee, daughters in private schools, wife makes a very modest income ($66,000). This is not hard, folks.

He graduated law school in 1990 and has worked since then. He was a partner at Kirkland and Ellis for a while in the 90's and 00's. They bought a $1.2 million house in 2006 so they weren't doing too badly then. Where has all his money gone?

It takes some questionable life choices to run up $200k in personal debt while making a quarter million dollars a year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So did Trump pick the brokest guy on the list on purpose?

“Kavanaugh’s most recent financial disclosure forms reveal assets between $15,000 and $65,000, which would put him at the bottom of the financial ranking of justices, most of whom list well over $1 million in assets. The value of residences is not subject to disclosure.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-piled-up-credit-card-debt-by-purchasing-nationals-tickets-white-house-says/2018/07/11/8e3ad7d6-8460-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html

The more shocking part of the story is he has no real assets. The guy is way underwater. Where is all his money going? Gambling? Some other vice?

This was my thought. Much more likely than spending $200,000 on Nats tickets.

Read the article linked. It is explained there.... public sector employee, daughters in private schools, wife makes a very modest income ($66,000). This is not hard, folks.

He graduated law school in 1990 and has worked since then. He was a partner at Kirkland and Ellis for a while in the 90's and 00's. They bought a $1.2 million house in 2006 so they weren't doing too badly then. Where has all his money gone?

Probably into his house. And, then the private school tuition, Nats tickets, other living expenses.
Folks here are always talking about how a $300,000 salary doesn’t go far in DC.

Not much. He still owes $835K on a mortgage of $1.2M. Not a good steward of money. Maybe he should put the girls in public school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So did Trump pick the brokest guy on the list on purpose?

“Kavanaugh’s most recent financial disclosure forms reveal assets between $15,000 and $65,000, which would put him at the bottom of the financial ranking of justices, most of whom list well over $1 million in assets. The value of residences is not subject to disclosure.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-piled-up-credit-card-debt-by-purchasing-nationals-tickets-white-house-says/2018/07/11/8e3ad7d6-8460-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html

The more shocking part of the story is he has no real assets. The guy is way underwater. Where is all his money going? Gambling? Some other vice?

This was my thought. Much more likely than spending $200,000 on Nats tickets.

Read the article linked. It is explained there.... public sector employee, daughters in private schools, wife makes a very modest income ($66,000). This is not hard, folks.

He graduated law school in 1990 and has worked since then. He was a partner at Kirkland and Ellis for a while in the 90's and 00's. They bought a $1.2 million house in 2006 so they weren't doing too badly then. Where has all his money gone?

Probably into his house. And, then the private school tuition, Nats tickets, other living expenses.
Folks here are always talking about how a $300,000 salary doesn’t go far in DC.

Not much. He still owes $835K on a mortgage of $1.2M. Not a good steward of money. Maybe he should put the girls in public school.

Mortgage was $980K. Put 20% down in 2006.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kavanaugh will sail through. Sure we'll here lots of this and that, but it's a done deal. Collins, Murkowski, Manchin, etc will all confirm. Plus, he's actually a great pick. I dare anyone to come up with a plausible argument on why he should not be confirmed.

How about: He's a right wing ideologue who worked for ideologue Ken Starr?

Gorsuch voted to shred voting rights to ensconce minority Republican rule, and so will Kavanaugh.

Kavanaugh benefits from right-wing affirmative action, as one of the few pro-billionaire law students in his class at Yale.

(Yes, these apply to most all conservative judges. But guess what - most conservative judges are unqualified, hold wildly extreme views from the majority of the country and the majority of smart people who are not billionaire-supported, and don't deserve spots in any judgeship, never mind this one.)

He believes a President should not be prosecuted for criminal behavior in office, because he thinks that if Bill Clinton had not had to deal with his impeachment, etc., he might have gone after Osama Bin Laden and prevented 9/11.

That's nuts. Presidents should be held accountable for criminal behavior like anyone else.