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This outcome, I think, isn't a ton different for SCOTUS than had they gotten a less rapey Trump toadie up there, at least insofar as it impacts the decisions said toadie will make. It does, however, delegitimize SCOTUS in the eyes of a great many Americans and creates a TON of ammunition democrats can use against these republicans that fought tooth and nail to put a scumbag on the supreme court. This might end up being a major miscalculation on the part of the GOP. Time will tell.
This outcome, I think, isn't a ton different for SCOTUS than had they gotten a less rapey Trump toadie up there, at least insofar as it impacts the decisions said toadie will make. It does, however, delegitimize SCOTUS in the eyes of a great many Americans and creates a TON of ammunition democrats can use against these republicans that fought tooth and nail to put a scumbag on the supreme court. This might end up being a major miscalculation on the part of the GOP. Time will tell.
Right now I need to figure out a way to deal with the schadenfreude all my coworkers will be feeling at my expense tomorrow.
Is there a German word for that?
Republicans seemed to revel while twisting the knife at every turn in the whole Kavanaugh arc.
This outcome, I think, isn't a ton different for SCOTUS than had they gotten a less rapey Trump toadie up there, at least insofar as it impacts the decisions said toadie will make. It does, however, delegitimize SCOTUS in the eyes of a great many Americans and creates a TON of ammunition democrats can use against these republicans that fought tooth and nail to put a scumbag on the supreme court. This might end up being a major miscalculation on the part of the GOP. Time will tell.
Right now I need to figure out a way to deal with the schadenfreude all my coworkers will be feeling at my expense tomorrow.
Is there a German word for that?
Republicans seemed to revel while twisting the knife at every turn in the whole Kavanaugh arc.
As Adam Serwer wrote recently "The cruelty is the point".
This outcome, I think, isn't a ton different for SCOTUS than had they gotten a less rapey Trump toadie up there, at least insofar as it impacts the decisions said toadie will make. It does, however, delegitimize SCOTUS in the eyes of a great many Americans and creates a TON of ammunition democrats can use against these republicans that fought tooth and nail to put a scumbag on the supreme court. This might end up being a major miscalculation on the part of the GOP. Time will tell.
Hard disagree. They needed this particular rapist-dick-pusher because he's the one that's going to save Trump's equally shitty ass.
If Kavanaugh had gone down the next nominee would have almost certainly have been some equally bad flavor, sure, but that's no the sum total of the calculus in opposing him.
There's an election coming up with decent odds the Democrats take both the Senate and the House. If they had stalled long enough there was a very real chance of getting to call the shots on this.
The main reason to stop him regardless of who was next though is he's a god damn sex criminal what the fuck.
it does seem like the GOP is playing chicken with how hard they can alienate half the US population
they could have picked a waaaaaaaaaaay safer candidate and not have got anywhere close to the amount of outrage already going on
At this point, I have to wonder if I live in a bubble. Is it even half the population of the US?
Was there legitimately that much outrage? Was the outrage I thought was prevalent just amplified by the internet and social media?
Is it that a vast majority of people are just fine with this? Fine with everything about this? And I'm the one who's crazy?
He's the least popular nominee ever.
Among everybody, or among people who care in the least bit about government?
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The largest "party" consists of those who don't care about politics. In this context, "half the country" really refers to the half of the half that bothers to pay any attention.
it does seem like the GOP is playing chicken with how hard they can alienate half the US population
they could have picked a waaaaaaaaaaay safer candidate and not have got anywhere close to the amount of outrage already going on
At this point, I have to wonder if I live in a bubble. Is it even half the population of the US?
Was there legitimately that much outrage? Was the outrage I thought was prevalent just amplified by the internet and social media?
Is it that a vast majority of people are just fine with this? Fine with everything about this? And I'm the one who's crazy?
I don't recall anybody taking to the streets in Seattle. We definitely live in a bubble, and we're definitely soaking in a concentrated outrage that, for the most part, the average American simply doesn't feel. Among people who, like, follow politics and give a shit about things the prevailing view was pretty clear. And among people who you stop at some point during their busy day making money and raising kids and generally living life, the prevailing view was also fairly clear. But most of the latter will cease giving a shit about any of this in about a week, which means the general mainstream media narrative will move on in about a week, and that will be that.
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The better point is that the confirming Senators tomorrow represent something like 42% of the population.
Right now I need to figure out a way to deal with the schadenfreude all my coworkers will be feeling at my expense tomorrow.
Is there a German word for that?
Republicans seemed to revel while twisting the knife at every turn in the whole Kavanaugh arc.
they could have picked a waaaaaaaaaaay safer candidate and not have got anywhere close to the amount of outrage already going on
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They're always the victim
As Adam Serwer wrote recently "The cruelty is the point".
Hard disagree. They needed this particular rapist-dick-pusher because he's the one that's going to save Trump's equally shitty ass.
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At this point, I have to wonder if I live in a bubble. Is it even half the population of the US?
Was there legitimately that much outrage? Was the outrage I thought was prevalent just amplified by the internet and social media?
Is it that a vast majority of people are just fine with this? Fine with everything about this? And I'm the one who's crazy?
He's the least popular nominee ever.
There's an election coming up with decent odds the Democrats take both the Senate and the House. If they had stalled long enough there was a very real chance of getting to call the shots on this.
The main reason to stop him regardless of who was next though is he's a god damn sex criminal what the fuck.
I'm in Oregon and nobody seems to care much.
Among everybody, or among people who care in the least bit about government?
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Those polls are usually registered voters.
There's a rally in downtown PDX tonight
I went to one in my town this week
We're trying to eject or shame a city councilor off our city council here cause he groped a woman (among other things)
So nah
I don't recall anybody taking to the streets in Seattle. We definitely live in a bubble, and we're definitely soaking in a concentrated outrage that, for the most part, the average American simply doesn't feel. Among people who, like, follow politics and give a shit about things the prevailing view was pretty clear. And among people who you stop at some point during their busy day making money and raising kids and generally living life, the prevailing view was also fairly clear. But most of the latter will cease giving a shit about any of this in about a week, which means the general mainstream media narrative will move on in about a week, and that will be that.
Take care of yourselves, and don't give up
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