I've watched quite a bit of the Merrick Garland hearings, and I can honestly say...

[Ohioboy]

The republicans questioning him are total asshole idiots who should know better. Who watching this doesn't come away with the idea that the GOP is just fine with harassing teachers? These morons are putting themselves on record with this shit.

[underpants]

1. Panderfest

Today they were trying to out sound bite each other

Kennedy
Cruz - defended parents doing a Nazi salute
Marsha
And Cotton

It was SHOWTIME!!

[Ohioboy]

5. Apparently they are pandering to the lowest of the low

It's very worrisome that they feel a need to pander to those who would harass or threaten teachers, school officials and medical professionals. They want the chaos at these school board meetings. That is very apparent, and it's sickening.

[Woodswalker]

2. Your so Right

But this is pretty much where we're at. A total impasse

[Maru Kitteh]

3. I wanted to jump in the TeeVee and scream at those ShitWits!

[ForgedCrank]

4. It was pretty hard to watch,

they were being complete a-holes. It was nothing more than a show they were putting on for the nuts.
All they did was throw insults at the guy and never listened to a single word he said, and that was on the rare occasion he actually managed to answer without being shouted down.

[Skittles]

6. all repukes do now is perform for the cult

they no longer work for WE THE PEOPLE

it is SICKENING to see

[niyad]

15. When did they ever?

[Skittles]

16. they used to at least toss some bones

they don't even do that anymore, they've gone full fascist

[tulipsandroses]

7. Whatever feeds the beast. They are not idiots

They are so craven for money and power that they don’t care who gets hurt. They will watch this country get torn apart and cheer it on if it means they get to “keep their seats”
They need to feed the MAGA beast

[Ohioboy]

10. The are certainly selling their integrity to feed that beast

The memo by Garland is obviously about threats and harassment and not about taking away the right of parents to address their concerns to school boards.

Every time one of the republicans reads the memo they prove Garland's point. It's like watching bizarro world.

[babylonsister]

13. Integrity? That they lost a very long time ago. nt

[Cracklin Charlie]

8. They need money.

Attacking Garland helps their fund raising.

[msongs]

9. a minority that controls the majority can do what it wants nt

[BigmanPigman]

14. What a "sad but true" statement.

[stillcool]

11. it's what they do...

Raise money, block legislation, confirm judges, and perform at hearings.

[zipplewrath]

12. The problem with Garland

A bit like Holder, they are trying to maintain a DoJ based upon the past. No, we don't want to politicize the DoJ. And doing investigations of the previous office holders will appear predominately as a political witch hunt. The problem is, the GQP has long ago abandoned the kinds of restraints upon themselves when they are in power. And they aren't going to "arrest themselves". We didn't prosecute the torturers, so with the next administrations we got sedition. Imagine what they'll do next time.

[msongs]

17. Munich Syndrome. same with commissions for redistricting nt

[ShazamIam]

18. It was announced that the famed Kochteanetwork were going to invest in directly influencing

local governments and school boards on CRT in particular but are supporting the anti-mask, anti-vaccine disruptions as well.
A few articles in some 2nd tier publications, oh looking around, here is an article about the plans from Marketwatch.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-this-summers-blitz-on-school-board-public-meetings-recalls-the-early-days-of-the-tea-party-movement-01631139130

[hadEnuf]

19. Why do we even try to play the game with these fucking assholes?

All of their questions are bullshit and should be treated that way. They are not representatives or lawmakers, they are fascist thugs - period. They have no credibility whatsoever and are not even worthy of being answered.

Do Dems even have to acknowledge these subhumans? If not, then shut these sewer-slime imposters down. Who gives a shit what Fox newz thinks.

[zaj]

20. At this point you should know better...

They *do* know better! I get frustrated when I see people in the media or on the left speaking using "benefit of the doubt" type language.

They are abusers. They are corrupt. They are violent. They are racist. They are deliberately and unapologetically seeking to destroy 250 years of American democracy.

Because they want to retain the white, christian, male power structure.

But they aren't confused about any of this. They know better.

[moondust]

21. Hawley and Cotton told Garland to resign.

Anderson Cooper showed the clips and pointed out that the idiots must not have read the stuff they were fiercely criticizing because it didn't say what they pretended it said. Anderson also pointed out that a couple of them want to run for President so...fireworks! At this rate it's going to be a loooong 3 years.