Posted on 07/10/2018 7:59:27 AM PDT by Hojczyk
1) President Trump’s introduction of Kavanaugh was beautifully conceived and delivered. Was there a teleprompter that I missed? Trump’s announcement seemed to be extemporaneous, and it was done flawlessly. Barack Obama was never able to talk off the cuff like this.
2) Trump emphasized Kavanaugh’s establishment credentials. With a razor-thin one-vote margin in the Senate, this is a good approach, and it probably accounts in large part for Trump’s selection of Kavanaugh. His credentials for the job are unimpeachable. If Trump has another opportunity to name a Justice, the Republicans will probably have a wider margin in the Senate and he may be free to choose a more controversial nominee.
3) The President praised Justice Anthony Kennedy rather effusively, and the fact that Kavanaugh clerked for Kennedy was emphasized. This was smart: the implication was that Kavanaugh will continue Kennedy’s tradition rather than being a radical departure from it, as the Democrats will assert.
4) Trump highlighted not just Kavanaugh, but his family. That worked extremely well, and Kavanaugh took good advantage of the opportunity. The Democrats will try to demonize Kavanaugh, but it will be hard to sell that vision to anyone who was watching tonight.
5) Kavanaugh was visibly nervous and, unlike Trump, worked from a script. His references to his parents and his family were warm and genuine, and his judicial philosophy, as he described it, is one with which a large majority of Americans agree.
6) Kavanaugh shrewdly noted that Elena Kagan, now a Democratic Supreme Court justice, hired him to teach at Harvard Law School. Kavanaugh teaches, apparently, at Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, and someplace else that I missed. Again, it will be hard for the Democrats to question his qualifications in any traditional way.
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The question is "when will enough parts rot off that her death can no longer be denied?"
That may well be intentional...:)
Think of the dynamics that will be involved: "Whaaaaaaat? You Democrats are going to vote down a woman?"
She did have a recent fall and shoulder surgery:
Judges should have to retire at age 70 or 72...
INjuries happen, but diabetic leg wounds are a bad sign when they develop with or without trauma.
That’s what FDR wanted.
This guy seems to have the same pedigree and they are saying the same things about him that we heard about about Roberts when he was nominated.
"His references to his parents and his family were warm and genuine, and his judicial philosophy, as he described it, is one with which a large majority of Americans agree. "
The dogmas live strongly in Judge Kavanaugh, and that reassures me. Thanks, Diane.
The younger daughter was especially adorable.
Don’t forget Breyer, 80 next month.
Uncontrolled? Seriously? That’s suicidal.
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