Posted on 10/07/2018 5:22:39 PM PDT by OddLane
There are 2 huge reasons why Judge Kavanaugh is now Justice Kavanaugh. The first, the fact that Donald Trump is POTUS, is obvious. The second, which is less remarked upon, is that John McCain is no longer a member of the U.S. Senate.
We've all seen the impact McCain's departure has made on Lindsey Graham, but I think it has transformed the rest of the rest of the Republican Caucus as well. They no longer have the burden of a media darling, anti-Constitution, anti-conservative wrecker who monopolizes attention that can be devoted to achieving conservative goals.
In Pat Buchanan's latest book, he discusses the 2 SCOTUS nominations of President Nixon which went down in flames, that of Carswell and Haynesworth, the 2 Southern judges rejected by the U.S. Senate. At that time there were 15 Republican senators in the liberal wing of their caucus.
During the next session of Congress, how many Never Trump/anti-Trumpers will we be left with? Even assuming a Rockefeller Republican like Hugin wins in New Jersey, we'll have Ben Sasse and Murkowski-until we can get rid of her in 2 years. So one-fifth of the force these people had during their high-water mark in the late '60s.
Not enough to derail a SC nomination, and not enough to thwart President Trump's agenda. The RINOs that remain no longer have their leader, their inspiration, to guide them. The wind is out of their sails.
The tide is turning.
Yes there’s at least a decent chance that in 2019 we’ll have a RINO-proof majority in the Senate and a House majority led by someone better than Paul Ryan, maybe even Jim Jordan. That would be good times for us.
McCain is gone and so if the evil David Rockefeller—Mr. Council on Foreign Relations.
As soon as McCain is mentioned, the fog clears and we can see how destructive he was as a force upon the country. His legacy clarifies, daily.
When Murkowsi leaves here’s hoping that our girl Sarah Palin gets in.
Plus President Trump MUST have added something to the Senate Republicans’ water supply that gave them some courage.
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I don't think Murkowski's term ends until 2022.
If they keep it up, they will get their real names back.
So glad McCain is gone.
Doesn’t it remind you of the scene in the Wizard of Oz when the Wicked Witch of the West dies and all of her wicked servants become normal human beings again?
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I don't think Murkowski's term ends until 2022.
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"Sarah Palin to Murkowski after Kavanaugh vote: 'I can see 2022 from my house."
Trumptosterone ...
One wonders - what would McCain have said once the allegations against Kavanaugh started flowing? My intuition is that he would’ve called for Kavanaugh to remove himself from consideration, effectively killing any chance of confirmation and creating a huge divide within the Republican caucus and electorate.
I stand corrected.
He was the single most destructive force in that body over the past 3 decades.
Came here all ready to argue that the big change is Trump negotiating a peace between donors and voters, between the RINOs and the conservatives... which he’s done.
But you’re absolutely right about media-darling McCain’s terrible effect on the Party!
McVain’s replacement is Romney. Utah blew its chance to primary him.
It was simply a matter of the GOP and Kavanaugh fighting back.
“I don’t think Murkowski’s term ends until 2022.”
If we gain enough seats in the Senate I think Senator Murkowski needs to be punished for her quisling vote. Makowski needs to be kicked off of all committees and none of her legislation should be moved forward - she must be made a pariah in the Republican Party.
“I guess you can teach an old turtle new tricks. And Linda can grow a pair.”
After the mid term elections, regardless of how they turn out, Mc turtle needs to put the Senate in recess so that Trump can actually form a goddamn administration.
Most congresscritters are followers by nature anyway. So, now that Big Daddy Alpha Dawg Trump comes into the room, they want to get on his good side.
I believe that at first, Congress believed the MSM propaganda that Trump would quit in the first six months. However, when they not only saw that he was sticking around, they decided to follow him.
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