You knew it would happen...

Analysis: The Mob Defeated, Justice Prevails

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/...ce-prevails-n2526063

Following a disgracefully hideous confirmation brawl, Judge Brett Kavanaugh has been confirmed by the United States Senate, and will soon be sworn in as the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. All Republicans voted 'aye,' except for Alaska's Lisa Murkowski, who cast a 'present vote' in order to effectively cancel out the absence of a Kavanaugh-supporting colleague who is attending his daughter's wedding. All Democrats voted nay, except for West Virginia's Joe Manchin, who respected the strong sentiments of his constituents and likely solidified his re-election in the process. A brutal, draining fight is over. Justice has prevailed.

I made my closing argument for Kavanaugh last Friday. If anything, the charges against him only grew weaker and more dubious over the course of the ensuing week. In my advocacy of a brief FBI probe into the less ludicrous accusations against him -- both of which remain uncorroborated and lacking any verifiable credibility -- I reasoned that such a course of action could help provide some added legitimacy and closure in the eyes of non-hardcore partisans, many of whom have been undecided or ambivalent on the Kavanaugh nomination. The goal was never to satisfy implacable hacks; it was to mitigate broader public bitterness and suspicion about the process. At the Weekly Standard, John McCormack makes a strong case that the resulting discrete, limited FBI foray achieved the outcome of helping Kavanaugh's confirmation.

He argues that the probe (a) produced no new incriminating information against the nominee (although it did apparently turn up questionable conduct by Dr. Ford's allies), (b) allowed additional time for the sensational 'gang rape ring' claim to collapse, (c) gave space for Ms. Ramirez's "corroborating" (anonymous hearsay) witness to be refuted, (d) bought time for Dr. Ford's inconsistencies to be thoroughly examined, and (e) let allies slap down various "perjury" attacks. Thanks to the Left's endless, media-aided smears and hyperventilation, there will always be something of a cloud over Kavanaugh in some Americans' minds. But the FBI's involvement, and the slight prolonging of this process, assisted in dissipating that cloud for many fair-minded people. One of those people is Sen. Susan Collins, whose lengthy, careful Friday floor speech laid out the reasons why the evidence against Kavanaugh was extremely flimsy (not coming close to meeting her 'preponderance of evidence' standard), and why the presumption of innocence is a bedrock American value:

She delivered her remarks while flanked by two other pro-Kavanaugh female Senators, clearly mindful of the optics. Her comments explicitly cited the extra Judiciary Committee hearing and FBI probe as steps she found valuable in coming to her ultimate conclusion to favor confirmation. Contrast Collin's logically-crafted reasoning with the non-sequitur, guilt-by-association emotionalism of Sen. Murkowski, and the 'it doesn't matter what the truth is' cynicism of Democrats like Sen. Booker. Night and day. In any case, without an extended period to allow for FBI intervention, I'm not sure Kavanaugh gets the key triumvirate of Collins, Flake and Manchin to cascade in his direction. It was the right move, substantively and strategically.

Now that Kavanaugh has been approved, I do not feel happiness. I'm still appalled by everything that just transpired. I'm fearful about the zero-sum, say-anything nature of our politics. I'm furious at an activist media that couldn't disguise its rooting interests, evidenced by repeated abandonments of core journalistic practices. That said, I'm gratified that the Bad Faith Mob lost, that their disgusting tactics were not rewarded, and that reason and evidence carried the day -- albeit frighteningly narrowly. It's more relief than anything else. Relief that a grave injustice has been averted. For those with lingering doubts about Kavanaugh's guilt, and the evidentiary standards applied during this melee, read this thorough, important piece from David French:

https://www.nationalreview.com...legations-explained/

His bottom line:

In reviewing the record, we see time and again the same pattern. Serious accusations are made, conventional wisdom sets in, and then the accusation unravels. The pattern holds with the claims of sexual assault, indecent exposure, and gang rape, and it holds with allegations of perjury. Simply put, the evidence does not support the sexual misconduct claims against Kavanaugh, nor does it support the claims that he lied to defend himself...Like it or not, we have reached the point where tens of millions of Americans simply do not care about the truth. They scorn civility. But we cannot reach the point where evidence no longer matters, only outcomes. We cannot sacrifice a man’s reputation on the altar of politics, no matter how consequential the political dispute. At the same time, however, we cannot simply assume that our political opponents are always, everywhere acting in bad faith. Even if elected Democrats vote in near-lockstep, there are millions of Americans who will genuinely wonder, “Is a sex abuser and/or a perjurer about to ascend to the Supreme Court?”. The evidence is overwhelming that the answer is no. The evidence indicates that Brett Kavanaugh faced false or mistaken claims, responded to those claims with understandable and appropriate emotion, and contested them with truthful testimony.

French doesn't merely assert these things. He shows his work. I'll leave you with two bitter grouses from Sen. Chuck Schumer, who has occasionally allowed the mask to slip by invoking Merrick Garland. If the Kavanaugh fight was truly about 'credible' allegations from women, referring back to an unrelated previous judicial skirmish seems like a strange non-sequitur. But if the Kavanaugh battle was really waged over revenge and ends-justify-the-means politics, the Garland fixation isn't strange at all. Here's Schumer:





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Chuck Schumer: "Let the confirmation process for Judge Kavanaugh be recorded as a sorry epilogue to the brazen theft of Justice Scalia's seat."
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I'll remind Schumer that in the case of Garland, Mitch McConnell "brazenly" applied Schumer's own standard, as advocated in 2007, echoing the Biden Rule introduced years earlier. And it's downright laughable to suggest that Democrats have been remotely "cooperative" on this front over recent decades. Read this brief history lesson on how we got to this place, and you'll understand the breadth of Schumer's intellectual dishonesty. Relatedly, if Schumer hadn't idiotically launched an unprecedented partisan filibuster against Justice Gorsuch, it's unlikely that McConnell would've mustered the votes to invoke the Reid Rule and nuke the filibuster for Kavanaugh, given the controversy. For years, Schumer and his ilk have engaged in unilateral escalations and overreach. Now that they're reaping what they've sown, perhaps some of their fury can be best understood through the prism of impotent regret. They've lost, and they deserve to lose.

Matrix style

I just got another one of those Presidential alert messages.....

Red wave at the midterms; Trump 2020. The bullying tactics of the left have been countered. Liberalism is the disease, Trump is the vaccine.

This incident united the Republican Party.

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Originally posted by feersum dreadnaught:
You knew it would happen...

Having a DVD of the original, I love those things, and this was one of the best yet.

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Originally posted by Tuckerrnr1:
I pray that many blessings are in this family's future for they have endured far more than I could have with the strength and grace they have displayed. God bless you Justice Kavanaugh and your family.

Well said, Sir.

Anyway, it's a partay

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Originally posted by sigfreund:

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Originally posted by feersum dreadnaught:
You knew it would happen...

Having a DVD of the original, I love those things, and this was one of the best yet.

"There are more clowns serving as Democrats on the senate judiciary than in an Austrian circus".

"Republicans used to give up so easily. Now even Lindsey Graham has a spine."

Last week I was filled with despair. You guys kept hope alive, kept it snarky, and stayed in it.
You had the courage I did not.

Damn I love this forum.

As mentioned before:

Perhaps the Republican party has grown sick and tired of being sick and tired.

I hope they remember that when they stick together like Democrats do, they can win.

^^^ Maybe I'm full of it, but I found myself wondering if Pence had turned a sort of corner when he turned around, walked out the front door of the Senate, and walked down the stairs waving at the loons. Unity is excellent, unity and boldness is even better.

Chad Pergram (Fox) reports that Nancy Pelosi announced she will file a Freedom of Information Act request so that the public can see the FBI report, transcripts..and any communications to the FBI from Senate Republicans regarding the scope of the investigation.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/...-fbi-report-n2526129

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That might be bad for the DEMs.

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Originally posted by JALLEN:
It looks as though the creepy porno lawyer is catching some grief for his pitiful actions.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news...kavanaugh-nomination

He should, and his client prosecuted as well.

Everytime I see Lindsey all I keep thinking is ....

https://youtu.be/fHKctpfIQZA

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Originally posted by sdy:
Chad Pergram (Fox) reports that Nancy Pelosi announced...[snip]

You're so irrelevant, Nancy. Don't go away mad.....just go away.

I did NOT celebrate with Woodford Reserve as planned.....

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Originally posted by Il Cattivo:
^^^ Maybe I'm full of it, but I found myself wondering if Pence had turned a sort of corner when he turned around, walked out the front door of the Senate, and walked down the stairs waving at the loons. Unity is excellent, unity and boldness is even better.

I don’t know, but it was a powerful move by Pence, and I’ll bet that President Trump loved it.

Congratulations to Justice Kavanaugh. Next to the President for his nomination and the Republican senate members for getting him confirmed. It's a great day for freedom in the United States of America.

Now that the Republicans pushed this through, I will have to reward them in the language they speak - campaign donations. And I will be happy to do that.