A lifetime appointment to the highest court in the land should be a very serious and balanced decision. Instead we get a process where they are doing everything they can to ram through the nominee. Every day our “democracy” edges closer to a dictatorship. This is the way most authoritarian dictatorships get started. They chip away at democratic norms until they are gone.
Congress was supposed to “advise and consent” on Merrick Garland, which is also what was supposed to happen with all of Obama’s nominees. But McConnell believed his role was to “delay and obstruct” which resulted in a dangerously high number of vacancies in courts and agencies – Obama nominees were delayed without cause.
Ariail, the Republicans are still blocking pertinent documents including those that show Kavanaugh lied to Congress muliple times.
Calling a sexual assault charge “politics” is disgusting.
It isn’t the assault charge per se on Kavanaugh that is problematic but rather the lack of transparency exhibited by the withholding of masses of documents from his years in the Bush WH, as well as indications that he was not honest in answers given to Congress under oath. (And, BTW, Righties, wasn’t that your justification for impeaching Clinton, that he lied under oath? His lie was about personal sexual behavior, but Kavanaugh’s appears to be about his official activities in the Bush WH. Which one is more important, sex or official governmental actions?)
Way to go, Mr. Ariail. No politics involved in the unprecedented refusal even to hold a committee hearing on a Democratic president’s nomination. No politics involved in Republicans rushing their nominee through the confirmation process without other than a cursory hearing while refusing Democrats access to possibly damaging documents. Politics become involved only when a credible accusation of sexual misconduct is registered against a Republican nominee.
Kavanaugh’s been on the DC Appeals Court for twelve years. His confirmation took almost three years.
He’s a political hack and Bushite who served on the court just long enough to be nominated to the SC, unlike Harriet Miers. As his buddy has shown, he was a spoiled rich kid with drinking and gambling problems that probably haven’t changed. Yet trump says he one of the finest men ever. Not that trump would know of such a person. No Democratic President would dare nominate someone like him.
As I continue to say, "Justice Kavanaugh is the supreme oxymoron.
We don’t want to get to the Truth, That’s why we didn’t subpoena Mark Judge the other guy in the room. Mark Judge wrote about the assault in his “Fictionalized” book “Wasted” Tales of a Gen X Drunk In that book he details alcohol fueled parties and the antics of a character named “Bart O’Kavanaugh”
Darsan54 Premium Member over 5 years ago
So you’re saying we shouldn’t question accusations of rape? My, how stone-age of you.
Kind&Kinder over 5 years ago
Not sure what to make of the intent of this cartoon.
braindead Premium Member over 5 years ago
I guess no one ever thought to nominate someone with actual integrity as a method to make the confirmation process go more smoothly.
Theodore E. Lind Premium Member over 5 years ago
A lifetime appointment to the highest court in the land should be a very serious and balanced decision. Instead we get a process where they are doing everything they can to ram through the nominee. Every day our “democracy” edges closer to a dictatorship. This is the way most authoritarian dictatorships get started. They chip away at democratic norms until they are gone.
Nantucket Premium Member over 5 years ago
Congress was supposed to “advise and consent” on Merrick Garland, which is also what was supposed to happen with all of Obama’s nominees. But McConnell believed his role was to “delay and obstruct” which resulted in a dangerously high number of vacancies in courts and agencies – Obama nominees were delayed without cause.
Ariail, the Republicans are still blocking pertinent documents including those that show Kavanaugh lied to Congress muliple times.
Calling a sexual assault charge “politics” is disgusting.
Radish the wordsmith over 5 years ago
the Republicans asked for it by denying Garland.
grenjello over 5 years ago
So it’s all right for Al Frankin to forced out just from unfounded accusations but a Republican should get a free pass ?
martens over 5 years ago
It isn’t the assault charge per se on Kavanaugh that is problematic but rather the lack of transparency exhibited by the withholding of masses of documents from his years in the Bush WH, as well as indications that he was not honest in answers given to Congress under oath. (And, BTW, Righties, wasn’t that your justification for impeaching Clinton, that he lied under oath? His lie was about personal sexual behavior, but Kavanaugh’s appears to be about his official activities in the Bush WH. Which one is more important, sex or official governmental actions?)
JohnHarry Premium Member over 5 years ago
WOW a political BASS-O-MATIC! love it.
jack666 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Way to go, Mr. Ariail. No politics involved in the unprecedented refusal even to hold a committee hearing on a Democratic president’s nomination. No politics involved in Republicans rushing their nominee through the confirmation process without other than a cursory hearing while refusing Democrats access to possibly damaging documents. Politics become involved only when a credible accusation of sexual misconduct is registered against a Republican nominee.
kaffekup over 5 years ago
Kavanaugh’s been on the DC Appeals Court for twelve years. His confirmation took almost three years.
He’s a political hack and Bushite who served on the court just long enough to be nominated to the SC, unlike Harriet Miers. As his buddy has shown, he was a spoiled rich kid with drinking and gambling problems that probably haven’t changed. Yet trump says he one of the finest men ever. Not that trump would know of such a person. No Democratic President would dare nominate someone like him.
As I continue to say, "Justice Kavanaugh is the supreme oxymoron.
KenseidenXL over 5 years ago
Since when is attempted rape political?
JHayes over 5 years ago
We don’t want to get to the Truth, That’s why we didn’t subpoena Mark Judge the other guy in the room. Mark Judge wrote about the assault in his “Fictionalized” book “Wasted” Tales of a Gen X Drunk In that book he details alcohol fueled parties and the antics of a character named “Bart O’Kavanaugh”
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/17/politics/mark-judge-brett-kavanaugh-high-school/index.html