Discussion: Kavanaugh Stresses Independence From Presidents Who Nominated Him

Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, déjà vu.

H/T Second City

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So we have an up-is-down kind of day ahead of us.

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Nope. This is a president who loudly demands that he be above the law because he commits crimes a lot. Then you have a nominee with a whole chorus of warning bells going off. This de rigueur happy talk isn’t going to be enough.

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He also demands, publicly and privately, succor, protection and one-sided devotion from everyone he has any leverage with.

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It’s been refreshing to have John Roberts just calling balls and strikes for the past dozen years. We can count on the same kind of impartiality from Kavanaugh!

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“You’ll never have a nominee who has ruled for a more unpopular defendant,” he said.

Until, of course, you rule for Trump … as you’ve been chosen to do.

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You lie!

(someone had to say it)

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“No one is above the law in our constitutional system,” Kavanaugh said.

You are SOOOOOO cute.