In current parlance ... the elder Mr. Kavanaugh and his associates were 'swamp creatures'

[Donkees]

Yet Ed Kavanaugh’s career may shed light on his son’s hostility to government regulation, a major reason conservatives are so enthralled by his nomination to the Supreme Court. He spent more than two decades in Washington as a top lobbyist for the cosmetics industry, courting Congress and combating regulations from the Food and Drug Administration and other agencies. (Among his hires for legal work: John G. Roberts Jr., now the chief justice.)

In current parlance, as an old friend put it, the elder Mr. Kavanaugh and his associates were “swamp creatures,” using money and connections to fend off demands for safer products and greater transparency about ingredients. He was a golf partner of Tip O’Neill, the longtime Democratic House speaker, who weighed in to support Martha Kavanaugh’s nomination to a judgeship. He was paid $13 million, including his retirement package, in 2005, his last year at the Cosmetics, Toiletry and Fragrance Association, records show.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/us/politics/judge-brett-kavanaugh.html




As a top lobbyist for the cosmetics industry, Judge Kavanaugh’s father, Ed Kavanaugh, courted Congress and fought regulation.

[dalton99a]

1. Kick

[smirkymonkey]

2. K&R

Little Brett is a chip off the old block. Wonder if daddy was a raging drunk too?

[Wounded Bear]

3. Yeah, not surprising...

and not surprising they tried to bury it.

[live2011]

4. How refreshing to know our Govt. and Judicial System is a giant old boys club.