Hat tip to Trump for his unassailable SCOTUS pick

[Anonymous]

Only 41% of Americans approve of him - and the minority rule will only continue to get worse.

Will be interesting to see how this plays out for him socially. It's fine to get a beer with him now, but when he's making disastrous rulings for the average American, favoring business over individuals, not sure that people of CC will be as understanding or forgiving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only 41% of Americans approve of him - and the minority rule will only continue to get worse.

Will be interesting to see how this plays out for him socially. It's fine to get a beer with him now, but when he's making disastrous rulings for the average American, favoring business over individuals, not sure that people of CC will be as understanding or forgiving.

Polling should not be a factor when it comes to who is qualified to an appointment to the Supreme court.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only 41% of Americans approve of him - and the minority rule will only continue to get worse.

Will be interesting to see how this plays out for him socially. It's fine to get a beer with him now, but when he's making disastrous rulings for the average American, favoring business over individuals, not sure that people of CC will be as understanding or forgiving.

Polling should not be a factor when it comes to who is qualified to an appointment to the Supreme court.

+1 and certainly not the opinions of CC people

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only 41% of Americans approve of him - and the minority rule will only continue to get worse.

Will be interesting to see how this plays out for him socially. It's fine to get a beer with him now, but when he's making disastrous rulings for the average American, favoring business over individuals, not sure that people of CC will be as understanding or forgiving.

Polling should not be a factor when it comes to who is qualified to an appointment to the Supreme court.

You're right because if it were, Garland would be on the bench.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only 41% of Americans approve of him - and the minority rule will only continue to get worse.

Will be interesting to see how this plays out for him socially. It's fine to get a beer with him now, but when he's making disastrous rulings for the average American, favoring business over individuals, not sure that people of CC will be as understanding or forgiving.

Polling should not be a factor when it comes to who is qualified to an appointment to the Supreme court.

1. Polling is an indicator of how Senators' constituents are feeling. Are they not supposed to consider their constituents, whom they represent?

2. Whether the polling should be considered may be dependent on what question(s) were asked in the poll. "Do you like Kavanaugh? Disagree." is a lot different than "Do you think the Senate should wait to hold hearings until all Kavanaugh documents are available for review? Agree." The latter is not about their approval of the man, per se, but the process and precedent which yes, Senators should be accountable to. Not sure what specific poll PP is referring to.

[Anonymous]

This is a no lose situation for the Republicans.

It puts Democrats up for reelection from red states on the spot. If they vote against Kavanaugh, it would be ammunition for the Republicans running against them. And even if they vote against Kavanaugh, there are enough votes to confirm him.

The Democrats are trying to delay the confirmation precisely because they don't want vulnerable Democrats to vote against Kavanaugh and they are hoping that control of the Senate will flip in which case they can block Kavanaugh.

All the more reason for the Republicans to get it done before the mid-terms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a no lose situation for the Republicans.

It puts Democrats up for reelection from red states on the spot. If they vote against Kavanaugh, it would be ammunition for the Republicans running against them. And even if they vote against Kavanaugh, there are enough votes to confirm him.

The Democrats are trying to delay the confirmation precisely because they don't want vulnerable Democrats to vote against Kavanaugh and they are hoping that control of the Senate will flip in which case they can block Kavanaugh.

All the more reason for the Republicans to get it done before the mid-terms.

Yep. Get ‘er done!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a no lose situation for the Republicans.

It puts Democrats up for reelection from red states on the spot. If they vote against Kavanaugh, it would be ammunition for the Republicans running against them. And even if they vote against Kavanaugh, there are enough votes to confirm him.

The Democrats are trying to delay the confirmation precisely because they don't want vulnerable Democrats to vote against Kavanaugh and they are hoping that control of the Senate will flip in which case they can block Kavanaugh.

All the more reason for the Republicans to get it done before the mid-terms.

That may be a parallel consequence, but that is NOT why Democrats are "trying to delay" and why average Americans don't approve of his confirmation -- it's because the Senate is avoiding proper procedure and - whether they intended this or not - appear to be trying to hide something(s) from Kavanaugh's history. i.e., Democrats are not trying to delay, rather it would appear Republicans are trying to rush.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a no lose situation for the Republicans.

It puts Democrats up for reelection from red states on the spot. If they vote against Kavanaugh, it would be ammunition for the Republicans running against them. And even if they vote against Kavanaugh, there are enough votes to confirm him.

The Democrats are trying to delay the confirmation precisely because they don't want vulnerable Democrats to vote against Kavanaugh and they are hoping that control of the Senate will flip in which case they can block Kavanaugh.

All the more reason for the Republicans to get it done before the mid-terms.

That may be a parallel consequence, but that is NOT why Democrats are "trying to delay" and why average Americans don't approve of his confirmation -- it's because the Senate is avoiding proper procedure and - whether they intended this or not - appear to be trying to hide something(s) from Kavanaugh's history. i.e., Democrats are not trying to delay, rather it would appear Republicans are trying to rush.

Oh, yeah!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a no lose situation for the Republicans.

It puts Democrats up for reelection from red states on the spot. If they vote against Kavanaugh, it would be ammunition for the Republicans running against them. And even if they vote against Kavanaugh, there are enough votes to confirm him.

The Democrats are trying to delay the confirmation precisely because they don't want vulnerable Democrats to vote against Kavanaugh and they are hoping that control of the Senate will flip in which case they can block Kavanaugh.

All the more reason for the Republicans to get it done before the mid-terms.

That may be a parallel consequence, but that is NOT why Democrats are "trying to delay" and why average Americans don't approve of his confirmation -- it's because the Senate is avoiding proper procedure and - whether they intended this or not - appear to be trying to hide something(s) from Kavanaugh's history. i.e., Democrats are not trying to delay, rather it would appear Republicans are trying to rush.

Please ........ the Democrats are using the need for documents as an excuse. I don't blame them - just as I did not blame the Republicans for using their control of the Senate to block Garland. But let us not pretend the Democrats have any intention of giving Kavanaugh a fair hearing. He could walk on water and the Democrats would say that he can't swim.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only 41% of Americans approve of him - and the minority rule will only continue to get worse.

Will be interesting to see how this plays out for him socially. It's fine to get a beer with him now, but when he's making disastrous rulings for the average American, favoring business over individuals, not sure that people of CC will be as understanding or forgiving.

Polling should not be a factor when it comes to who is qualified to an appointment to the Supreme court.

1. Polling is an indicator of how Senators' constituents are feeling. Are they not supposed to consider their constituents, whom they represent?

2. Whether the polling should be considered may be dependent on what question(s) were asked in the poll. "Do you like Kavanaugh? Disagree." is a lot different than "Do you think the Senate should wait to hold hearings until all Kavanaugh documents[b] are available for review? Agree." The latter is not about their approval of the man, per se, but the process and precedent which yes, Senators should be accountable to. Not sure what specific poll PP is referring to.

ALL documents?! That wouldn't be a stalling tactic, would it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a no lose situation for the Republicans.

It puts Democrats up for reelection from red states on the spot. If they vote against Kavanaugh, it would be ammunition for the Republicans running against them. And even if they vote against Kavanaugh, there are enough votes to confirm him.

The Democrats are trying to delay the confirmation precisely because they don't want vulnerable Democrats to vote against Kavanaugh and they are hoping that control of the Senate will flip in which case they can block Kavanaugh.

All the more reason for the Republicans to get it done before the mid-terms.

That may be a parallel consequence, but that is NOT why Democrats are "trying to delay" and why average Americans don't approve of his confirmation -- it's because the Senate is avoiding proper procedure and - whether they intended this or not - appear to be trying to hide something(s) from Kavanaugh's history. i.e., Democrats are not trying to delay, rather it would appear Republicans are trying to rush.

Please ........ the Democrats are using the need for documents as an excuse. I don't blame them - just as I did not blame the Republicans for using their control of the Senate to block Garland. But let us not pretend the Democrats have any intention of giving Kavanaugh a fair hearing. He could walk on water and the Democrats would say that he can't swim.

+1 Actually, walking on water would probably be a real turn-off for many of the Democrats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a no lose situation for the Republicans.

It puts Democrats up for reelection from red states on the spot. If they vote against Kavanaugh, it would be ammunition for the Republicans running against them. And even if they vote against Kavanaugh, there are enough votes to confirm him.

The Democrats are trying to delay the confirmation precisely because they don't want vulnerable Democrats to vote against Kavanaugh and they are hoping that control of the Senate will flip in which case they can block Kavanaugh.

All the more reason for the Republicans to get it done before the mid-terms.

That may be a parallel consequence, but that is NOT why Democrats are "trying to delay" and why average Americans don't approve of his confirmation -- it's because the Senate is avoiding proper procedure and - whether they intended this or not - appear to be trying to hide something(s) from Kavanaugh's history. i.e., Democrats are not trying to delay, rather it would appear Republicans are trying to rush.

A bunch of crap.

Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation took 87 days.
Elena Kagan's took 66 days.
Kavanaugh was nominated on July 9, 2018. His hearings are set to begin on Sept. 4 and will likely last 3 or 4 days. They are hopeful to complete his nomination about 2 weeks after the hearings end. That would put confirmation NO EARLIER THAN Sept. 21. So that is 74 days at the minimum. Likely more.
So, just stop with the “rush” lie.
And, take a look at how long confirmation has been for other nominees.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/02/13/us/how-long-does-it-take-to-confirm-a-supreme-court-nominee.html?mtrref=www.google.com

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a no lose situation for the Republicans.

It puts Democrats up for reelection from red states on the spot. If they vote against Kavanaugh, it would be ammunition for the Republicans running against them. And even if they vote against Kavanaugh, there are enough votes to confirm him.

The Democrats are trying to delay the confirmation precisely because they don't want vulnerable Democrats to vote against Kavanaugh and they are hoping that control of the Senate will flip in which case they can block Kavanaugh.

All the more reason for the Republicans to get it done before the mid-terms.

That may be a parallel consequence, but that is NOT why Democrats are "trying to delay" and why average Americans don't approve of his confirmation -- it's because the Senate is avoiding proper procedure and - whether they intended this or not - appear to be trying to hide something(s) from Kavanaugh's history. i.e., Democrats are not trying to delay, rather it would appear Republicans are trying to rush.

A bunch of crap.

Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation took 87 days.
Elena Kagan's took 66 days.
Kavanaugh was nominated on July 9, 2018. His hearings are set to begin on Sept. 4 and will likely last 3 or 4 days. They are hopeful to complete his nomination about 2 weeks after the hearings end. That would put confirmation NO EARLIER THAN Sept. 21. So that is 74 days at the minimum. Likely more.
So, just stop with the “rush” lie.
And, take a look at how long confirmation has been for other nominees.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/02/13/us/how-long-does-it-take-to-confirm-a-supreme-court-nominee.html?mtrref=www.google.com

But Sotomayor's and Kagan's history-from-documents was provided in full, per the requests from Republicans. They asked for incredibly narrow requests like articles from a school journal, if I recall.

If Kavanaugh has more to look through because he's 1) been in longer and/or 2) been on more opinions, it may take a longer amount of time, but those documents are then all the more important and informative on the decision of his confirmation.

[Anonymous]

And if they aren't trying to delay, why are Rs fussing about having provided documentation when they've provided <10% of the documentation of the type that was provided on prior modern justices? Come on.