Now Grassley’s playing the victim??? What an utter fool!
This is what you get with tone-deaf, off the cuff politicians:
“Wah, wah, wah…”
The GOP is defunct and filled with cranky old men who do not represent their districts. Or, if they do, gerrymandering made it possible.
The only frauds in our electoral process are the GOP and Trump’s Russian handlers.
I feel like I’m playing 2nd trombone in the judiciary orchestra
That overstates your importance and ability. You are more qualified to be a percussionist whose participation is limited to gong and triangle.
Womp, womp mutherfucker! Does he even know how much he and his party deserve all the opprobrium directed their way?
Maybe he should stick the trombone up his ass, then he could be first trombone in the Repug orchestra.
I had to edit this to say that would be a waste of a good instrument.
This gets more bizarre by the minute. Grassley tweeted Kavanaugh first about his decision to extend the deadline. (Did he think this wasn’t a public communication?), then he publicly compared himself unfavorably to Schumer, then his top aide in this process resigns this morning over uncovered sexual harassment allegations. What’s next??? We’ll know soon as the new afternoon deadline approaches.
So it’s really all about him.
I’m a professional trombonist. I’ll even admit to playing second on occasion. And I can say that Grassley has just managed to insult every second trombonist on the planet. We’ve had it!
Never underestimate the ego of an old man who has been catered to for most of his life.
Nah . . . Grassley doesn’t have the focus and rhythm to be a good percussionist. I’ve heard too many recent statements where he’s rambling all over the place. Even the gongs have to be timely.
Cry me a freakin’ river, Grassley.
The Republican leader appeared irritated by the delays, saying he feels like he’s “playing 2nd trombone in the judiciary orchestra and [Democratic Sen. Chuck] Schumer is the conductor.”
Not to worry, Chuckie. The feeling will grow on you. Get used to it.
Sad Trombone here:
Well, boo hoo hoo. 2nd Trombone my ass. There have been suggestions that Dr. Ford should go on 60 minutes. I hope she does, along with her witnesses. That way “the stench” of Kavanaugh will follow him into the Supreme Court chamber forever.
rather than treat Dr. Ford with the respect she deserves for the courage she has displayed, this old. very old white guy has not only no appreciation for her courage but none for the process of Advise and Consent. A year was ok for Merrit Garland to get no hearing. but hours are a BIG DEAL. he is a second trombone who should not be playing in the Orchestra
Someone please forward this to the Honorable Charles Grassley:
Dear Senator Grassley:
I’m a trombonist. I want you to know a few things:
- The idiom is second fiddle not second trombone.
- While the trombones don’t have a lot of notes relative to the fiddles or the flutes, I can assure you that you would notice if any of them were missing, including the second trombone. (Why? Because musicians are expensive, composers don’t write for instruments they don’t need. If they don’t need three trombones they don’t write three parts. Capisce? Stravinsky left the violins and violas out of his Symphony of Psalms. Persichetti was halfway through writing his Divertimento when he realized the strings were never coming in. It became a band piece. Copland wrote for two trombones in his full orchestra version of Appalachian Spring.)
- Generally speaking in an orchestra, when the trombones come in (to use a sports metaphor you might understand) it’s two outs in the bottom of the ninth with home team down a run. It’s do-or-die time, in other words.
- What’s the difference between a bull and an orchestra? A bull has the horns in front and the asshole is in back.
- There is a saying in orchestras: the rehearsals belong to the conductor, while the performance belongs to the musicians.
To summarize, Chuck. Fuck you. Fuck you very much.
She shld decide so we can move on I want to hear her. I hope u understand. It’s not my normal approach to b indecisive
i just wnt 2 know if u like me if u don’t u can tell me and its ok but it seemed like u did and I just want 2 know, i can just move on and its fine its not like me to be wanting someone 2 like me or waiting so just tell ur friend to tell me ok bye for now
From another musician, a hundred “likes” to you!
Plays world’s tiniest second violin.