My Brother Kevin’s Not Tired of Winning

NY Times ^ | 11/23/2017 | MAUREEN DOWD

[CaptainK]

WASHINGTON — Wherever I go, people ask me the same question: “How can he?” How can Kevin support President Trump? Why isn’t he bothered by all the things others find appalling and frightening? Thanksgiving is here, so it’s time for my Republican brother to share his bounteous harvest of thoughts:

Every time I hear Neil Gorsuch’s name, I smile.

It has been a year since Donald Trump was elected, and his thrill-a-minute White House is still causing acid reflux for half the country and all of the mainstream media. There is always a lot of background noise buzzing around the president and it’s catnip for his detractors.

Full disclosure: I am not a Trump disciple. His manners offend me and the tweeting is overdone, but I do admire his resiliency against an unrelenting and unfair press. His tweeting is annoying but it can be an effective defense. He has 43.2 million Twitter followers. The New York Times has 3.1 million subscribers.

Trump got into office because of Congress’s inability or unwillingness to do its job. The voters were so fed up, they turned to a reality TV star instead of the 20 politicians on the menu. (Or 20.5 if you want to count Martin O’Malley.)

Trump delivered on his promises to shake things up with a slew of executive orders undoing much of Barack Obama’s burdensome regulations and, more important, started to reshape the lower courts decimated by Obama’s appointments. The nomination of Judge Gorsuch to the Supreme Court may be his most lasting legacy.

[CaptainK]

Thanksgiving dinner at the Dowd house must have been interesting

[Sasparilla]

I’m not tired of winning either.

[FreedomStar3028]

Haha, they are scared to death he’s gonna get more than 1 SC pick.

Here’s a secret: He’s gonna get 3.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

The nomination of Judge Gorsuch to the Supreme Court may be his most lasting legacy.

Gorsuch looks like he will deliver on the bench, unlike other GOP-nominated failures like John Roberts, David Souter, and Anthony Kennedy, and for that I praise Trump.

But Trump's most lasting legacy must be the border wall. Build it. Now.

[Tailback]

Who knew a post-wall, spinster, wailing banshee, of a cat lady could have such a cool brother?

[TigerClaws]

Four. Thomas and Kennedy retire. RBG dies.

[FreedomStar3028]

RBG isn’t going to die. They’ve got her pumped up on some nefarious injection created from thousands of aborted babies or something.

[Publius]

Moore will never be seated.

Yes, he will. Run a search on the Supreme Court's decision in Powell v. McCormack.

[CaptainK]

That was a sticking point for me in the article, but the rest was a pleasure to read.

[sparklite2]

The elderly schoolgirl’s mellowing in her old age.

[Chode]

WINNING!!!

[blueunicorn6]

“The New York Times has 3.1 million subscribers.”

Hahahahahahahahaha!

All those dead Democrat voters must still subscribe to the Times.

[DoughtyOne]

Trump got into office because of Congress’s inability or unwillingness to do its job. The voters were so fed up, they turned to a reality TV star instead of the 20 politicians on the menu.

This concept more or less separates the men from the boys for me.

Trump is a multi-billion dollar real estate mogul. He is a self-made man. In the late 80s, he was down $150 million dollars. Today he's worth over $3 billion.

Reality TV star? That's all you see after all this time?

Dang some folks are obtuse.

[DoughtyOne]

43.2 to 3.1...

I could be wrong, but I think Trump has trumped them. LOL

[Jim Noble]

Why isn’t he bothered by all the things others find appalling and frightening?

That there are those who find Trump "appalling and frightening" puts a smile on my face and a spring in my step.

May they dread for a long, long time.

And may Senator Moore amplify their distress.

[drewh]

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

. Moore is despicable. But the seat is very important. He still may win, but it will be a Pyrrhic victory when his own colleagues refuse to seat him

Not surprising that the brother of Maureen Dowd is more then a bit dim.

They can not refuse to seat him unless he does something AFTER the election. So sorry. The SCOTUS has spoken a number of years ago.

[OldMissileer]

Haha, they are scared to death he’s gonna get more than 1 SC pick.

Here’s a secret: He’s gonna get 3.

I am praying that will come true.

[fr_freak]

Hey, posting Maureen Dowd articles comes with a certain responsibility that I'm sorry to see you have failed to meet.

[drewh]

I think Maureen's found some really strong meds...