Politics Thread

[Lloyd Braun]

Yea I’m sure he’s a saint. Gimme a break... he’s probably guilty but it’s been so long and it’s fairly irrelevant to any of this. He’s clearly an a-hole, because they all are. Not nearly as much of an a-hole as the POTUS or most of Congress. The GOP remains spineless to stand for anything other than political gain. The Dems remain 3 steps behind and hopeless. We are f’d regardless.

[Caf]

You really believe that what has transpired over the past few weeks is the "system working?"

How would the system work better for him? What's a better way to go from being accused of sexual assault to getting on the Supreme Court? Would it be better for him if they just completely ignored the accusations?

How have we gone from 'you can't prove a negative, so why investigate?' to 'he's completely innocent and a victim'?

[Xville]

How would the system work better for him? What's a better way to go from being accused of sexual assault to getting on the Supreme Court? Would it be better for him if they just completely ignored the accusations?

How have we gone from 'you can't prove a negative, so why investigate?' to 'he's completely innocent and a victim'?

Answer my question first....if you were falsely accused of sexual assault, do you think it would mean a little more to you than "this sucks?"

[Masterofreality]

What am I missing here? He was accused of something. It was investigated and he's going to end up on the court. What's the grave injustice here?

Honestly, he probably wouldn't have been the nominee if Feinstein didn't sit on the information like she did. If this came out when Ford brought it to her (when he was on the short list) he would have probably just been dropped from contention.

I guess you are missing the true fact that a guy who has had nothing but a stellar reputation in his legal career for 20 years, had the highest rating that you can have from the ABA, is now being trashed by a former Supreme Court Justice, albeit a Liberal one in Stevens. On a false accusation.
Oh, and let's just forget the fact that a guy who has not had a hint of scandal all the way through his career, and has a wonderful family with two kids, is now receiving death threats as well as his family. If those aren't injustices, I don't know what is.

I know one thing. The over the top Dems never expected that a guy would have his calendars from 1982.....every month, with detailed notes about his activities. I'm sure they were convinced that he wouldn't have any recollection about what he did in high school, especially since his drinking was so out of control (LAUGH OUT LOUD!!!!!). If a guy is so detailed in keeping records and taking notes, I WANT A GUY LIKE THAT ON THE SUPREME COURT.
Amazing that the ludicrous lemming media can't recognize and give this qualified candidate credit.

[Juice]

A friend of Christine Blasey Ford told FBI investigators that she felt pressured by Dr. Ford’s allies to revisit her initial statement that she knew nothing about an alleged sexual assault by a teenage Brett Kavanaugh, which she later updated to say that she believed but couldn’t corroborate Dr. Ford’s account, according to people familiar with the matter.

Leland Keyser, who Dr. Ford has said was present at the gathering where she was allegedly assaulted in the 1980s, told investigators that Monica McLean, a retired Federal Bureau of Investigation agent and a friend of Dr. Ford’s, had urged her to clarify her statement, the people said.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/friend-...15152?mod=e2tw

[Caf]

Answer my question first....if you were falsely accused of sexual assault, do you think it would mean a little more to you than "this sucks?"

That was your first question.

You really believe that what has tanspired over the past few weeks is the "system working?" I bet if you were falsely accused of sexual assault, you'd think it was a bit bigger than just "sucks"

[Xville]

You believe that the complete circus that has occurred over the past few weeks is "the system working?" How is that possible? The guy who we have to assume has been falsely accused now has a black mark on him and his reputation. I'm pretty sure what he has gone thru the last few weeks is more than "this sucks."

The "system" of the Democrats pulling this crap at the last hour is not "working."

[Caf]

You believe that the complete circus that has occurred over the past few weeks is "the system working?" How is that possible

Because he was accused, the accusations were unfounded and he's going to get on the court.

Here's the alternative: he was accused, the allegations were unfounded and he doesn't get on the court.

[Xville]

Because he was accused, the accusations were unfounded and he's going to get on the court.

Here's the alternative: he was accused, the allegations were unfounded and he doesn't get on the court.

So, hes going to get on the court. That's great...except he had to go thru unnecessary complete hell for two weeks, now has a forever black mark on his reputation, and has received death threats. I'm going to say that this is all more than just "sucks."

The final hour shitshow that the democrats pulled was a complete circus and is not the system working. The great thing is that it is going to bite them square in the ass at the midterms.

[GoMuskies]

The Twitter fight over which side gets to claim "To Kill a Mockingbird" in this saga is pointless and hilarious. I can't look away.