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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKavanaugh Turns Himself Into Trump to Get Confirmed: 'Never Quite Seen Anything Like This'
Like the president, the Supreme Court nominee sees a swamp out there, filled with Democrats working in the dark to plot his destruction.
Lachlan Markay, Asawin Suebsaeng
09.27.18 7:29 PM ET
With his prospects of confirmation close to slipping away, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh adopted the posture of the man who had chosen him for the court. He lashed out against his critics, made vague, conspiratorial references to bitter political enemies, and warned of long-term political damage to the country if he, Brett Kavanaugh, didnt get the job he wanted.
I fear the whole country will reap the whirlwind, the nominee warned, not long before promising lawmakers, Youll never get me to quit.
It was a Trumpian flourish, minus the tears that followed. But the emotional turmoil of the weekin which he tried to beat back multiple allegations of sexual misconducthad clearly taken its toll. And, for that specifically, Kavanaugh was forgiven by allies and foes alike.
Indeed, so convincing was Kavanaughs Donald Trump impression that the president and his team immediately worked one of judges turns of phrasethat his confirmation process wasn't advice and consent, it was search and destroyinto a supportive presidential tweet immediately following the hearing. A senior administration source familiar with the Kavanaugh messaging said the judge, not the West Wing comms operation, came up with the turn of phrase.
It may also have been the right touch politically, too. Kavanaughs prospects remain unclear after a day of exhausting and emotional testimony from him and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who accused him of attempted rape in high school. But the doom that many of his cheerleaders felt after watching Ford go through wrenching details about her assault was quickly replaced by optimism after Kavanaughs show of defiance.
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beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)sad fact, he will probably be confirmed.
Plus side, he can easily be impeached with a great possibility of removal
Vinca
(50,172 posts)He came off as a belligerent nut. Very like Trump.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,816 posts)Initech
(99,915 posts)SWBTATTReg
(21,859 posts)house in 2018, November, we need to open up a serious investigation into these allegations and impeach him. He's nothing but a spoiled brat, and deserves no federal seat as a judge anywhere.
bearsfootball516
(6,369 posts)If we can't even get 1 Republican to vote against conformation, you're not gonna get 15+ to vote to impeach him.
SWBTATTReg
(21,859 posts)empedocles
(15,751 posts)trump's very suspect, [like he didn't write it tweet, 'riveting' ?] tweet aside, - trump seems to have been quiet. kav meltdown?
kav meltdown extra concern for anti kavs.
raging moderate
(4,281 posts)Last edited Fri Sep 28, 2018, 08:56 AM - Edit history (1)
When I was young, working my way through school, I worked alongside a few of these overprivileged affluenza victims. They could lie about hours worked, steal food, and spill liquids on switchboards with impunity. Admin always assumed it must have been one of us poor kids.
Danascot
(4,664 posts)Trump convinced him to use his patented strategy: Deny, deny, deny, attack, attack, attack
Andy823
(11,495 posts)No matter what Kavanaugh was going to get the nomination and be sent to the court. This "was" trumps pick, and he knew that Kavanaugh would be the guy to "protect" him when the time comes, the Mueller investigation.
Grassley and his gang in the committee were "always" going to push him through, they said it many times as did Mitch. It was always in the bag. The Democrats put up a good fight, no matter what some here may say. Now it's time to vote the bastards out of office come November.