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We didn’t get a lot of information from either Pence or Harris, that is true. But look at it this way. It is virtually a given that one of them will ascend to the presidency before the next term is up. And I wouldn’t be surprised if one of them was President before the end of 2021. And that’s why more than 50 million people watched the debate.
SOt least, we were able to compare and contrast their styles. We could read between the lines. For example, Harris refused to say whether they would pack the court. Answer? Obviously, if ACB is empaneled as an associate justice of the USSC, the Democrats will attempt to pack the court. It’s very clear.
And when they didn’t directly respond to a question, they did reveal some information. Pence didn’t answer the question as to whether he wants Indiana to reject abortion rights in the event that Roe v. Wade is eliminated. He refused to answer. Obviously, he doesn’t want abortions in Indiana, or anywhere else, and will work in that direction.
As for personal style…Harris reminds me of Hillary Clinton in some ways.
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[quote quote=2621]Some squirrels are 3 feet long.[/quote]
Is that post-catapult, or pre-catapult?
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Wow. Lots to unpack here. In no particular order:
- Yes, RBG was a judicial titan. She was also a politician to the core. There was a degree of pressure on her to step down during Obama’s last year in office, on the off-chance that Trump would actually win. She refused, holding on to power which is what most politicians and old lawyers do, given half a chance.
- Yes, RBG and Scalia got along well. I noted that RBG exclaimed with some surprise that she found Scalia likeable. That’s how it is on the Left, isn’t it? They’re shocked and amazed when Republicans are fairly normal.
- Trump will and should nominate someone right away. And I’d say that if there was a Democratic Senate and a Democratic president. He has a job and an obligation to fulfill that job. And I anticipate that he will nominate Amy Coney Barrett, rigid Catholic, adopter of many children, etc.
- Normally ACB would be palatable to lefties, but of course, that can’t happen. No member of a diverse group is allowed to step out of line with Lefty ideology, lest they be smote down.
- Yes, Kamala Harris is on the judicial committee, and she doesn’t do well in public. I wonder if the Dems will have her, essentially, sit this one out as the Dems had pervert Chappaquiddick lady killer Teddy Kennedy sit it out when they were grilling Clarence Thomas?
- Roberts is a RINO, and — in the words of Joe Biden — Come on, man. He’s obviously wildly aware of politics. Would you expect him to say anything else? Of course he’s going to downplay the role of politics in judicial decisions, for the same reason that Obama said that his health tax wasn’t a tax (which Roberts found was a tax). Because he has a political objective and lying advances his objective.
- Can’t wait to see the fake Catholics Pelosi and Biden crap all over the actual Catholic Amy Comey Barrett. Should be great fun.
- I don’t think there will be a vote until after the election. Collins has already stated that she won’t cast a vote until after the election.
- Rumor I hear is that the post-election Dem controlled Congress and President Biden will pack the court regardless of the outcome of ACB’s nomination.
- Slight curveball — One of Trump’s weakest relationships is with college-educated white women. I wonder how the nomination of ACB and the attendant we-hate-her political grandstanding will affect independent voters?
- Just an aside: The Lefty-bordering-on-Far-Left New York Times last week sounded the alarm regarding Biden’s failure to condemn the violence of the protests and general Leftist violence, along with the general unpopularity of defunding the police on both the left and right. For the NYT to take that stance, that means (a) they have accurately gauged that most people consider the defunding effort to be a fringe effort and (b) Biden is letting the Right define him as soft on crime during a crime wave and (c) if the economy continues to improve and violent crime continues to worsen, Trump may just win again.
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Four of our friends and acquaintances have had COVID. One is an elderly, obese woman. She had four bad days, four okay days and has “COVID Brain” on occasion. 62 years old, about 50 lbs. overweight.
Another is a doctor and his wife, neither of whom realized that they had been exposed to COVID. The doctor lost his sense of taste for a week. No other symptoms. Wife had no symptoms at all.
Last is a 325 pound diabetic who’s already had a foot amputated. Had COVID. Didn’t realize it. Asymptomatic.
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[quote quote=2437]Easy. Trump. [quote quote=2435]I feel for you guys. It was 118 at a friend’s place in SoCal yesterday. I was working in the Bay Area during the rolling blackouts of the early 2000. They blamed those on Enron. Wonder who gets the blame for these?[/quote][/quote]
My dog puked up a rock yesterday. Friggin’ Trump’s fault.
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