Posted on 09/18/2018 1:30:19 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Judge Robert Bork used to tell a prescient and darkly humorous story about watching Clarence Thomass Senate confirmation hearings - etched in pre-hashtag history as the ThomasHill hearings, in homage to Anita Hills role as the Lefts heroic accuser.
At the time, Thomas was a judge of the same eminent D.C. Circuit federal appeals court on which Bork had served. As he viewed Thomass high-tech lynching in horror, Bork recalled, a friend of his, the iconic Irving Kristol, approached and asked him what was happening.
The end of civilization, the judge sadly quipped.
Of course it is, Kristol deadpanned. But itll take a long time. Meanwhile, its still possible to live well.
Now, with Trumps nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, we appear to have reached the metaphorical end of civilization that Bork foresaw: when Republicans are disqualified based on unprosecuted, unprovable, and largely unremembered misconduct that allegedly occurred when they were in high school.
If Democrats get away with what they are trying to do to Kavanaugh, the only decent people in politics will be decent progressives; people who reflect the broader range of opinion and civility in the country will not participate in or pay much mind to our politics because it is too savage. The cut-throat operators who do not believe in the Constitution, pluralism, and civility will be running the country, until they inevitably push too far and provoke ugly pushback.
Thats what our politics is supposed to prevent. But you cant go on forever under circumstances in which only one side of our politics gets the benefit of decorum and the presumption of good faith and rectitude. We cant continually have judicial nominees - and everyone else - treated under different sets of rules depending on whether theyre Democrats or Republicans.
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I once owned 2,800 LPs and never bought one Joni Mitchell album. That is a true insult. Never liked her. Ubiquitous radio play was enough for me.
You are perceptive about the condescension and conceit. Good analysis that most people miss.
How about all Senators over 85 years and one day, and ugly, have to be term limited. Legal? Let’s test it.
Don't think so. She has no credibility to lose. Everyone knows this is fake. She has been promised life as a leftist rock star like Anita Hill in exchange for whatever credibility she may have had.
“Pretty much enough now”
See any crowds of conservatives marching in the streets raising hell?
So what do you think? Was Russia brought down by blue jeans and rock and roll from America or Reagans massive defense build up, making it impossible for Russia to keep up?
My husband and I have been debating this topic for over 35 years.
I have to stand up and be counted for President Reagan getting credit for the fall of the commies’ Soviet Union.
Well, um, no, but...I do hear rumblings!
These people are complete idiots
The woman and her supporters,and most of all the Dems, look like total A-holes. And now accuser seems to be backing out of the Monday hearing
“Was Russia brought down by blue jeans and rock and roll from America or Reagans massive defense build up”
Yes
I still have all my vinyl and still actively buy it. Rock music from the 70’s sounds especially better on vinyl. I prefer CD’s for jazz and classical, as there’s no production tricks involved in these recordings.
Eastwood and his chair will be cast in the movie version.
Yeah!
Got NAMES?
Got DATES??
Got ADDRESSES???
Got yer other witnesses or girls you told this to; back in the day????
Honey; you just HAVE to have somewhere to START!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8zmkzshUvE
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I've read elsewhere that he was a literal Trotskyite.
Democrat hitmen sure like to engage in "Republican-bashing."
They seem to have a complete collection of "Stop The Republicans" fables.
No need to actually "prove" anything.
Just put it out there and watch the Republicans squirm.
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