This is a post by John Hinderaker at Power Line.
Key points:
* Trump's introduction was beautifully conceived and delivered. No teleprompter. Seemed extemporaneous. Flawless. Hinderaker notes Obama was never able to do this.
[It appears Hinderaker will write about style of introduction. The excellent "beginning." I was hoping he would talk about what Kavanaugh is like as a judge because I know zero about him. Oh, well.]
* Trump emphasized Kavanaugh’s establishment credentials. His credentials are unimpeachable.
* Trump praised Anthony Kennedy effusively. Kavanaugh clerked for Kennedy. The implication is Kavanaugh will continue Kennedy’s tradition and not a radical departure contrary to what Democrats assert.
* Trump highlighted Kavanaugh family and that worked extremely well. It makes demonizing Kavanaugh more difficult.
* Kavanaugh was visibly nervous and spoke from a script. His references to his parents and family were warm and genuine, his judicial philosophy as described is one that a large majority agrees.
* Kavanaugh shredly noted Elena Kagan hired him to teach at Harvard Law.
* Hinderaker believes the announcement was beautifully managed. The audience gave Kavanaugh and his family a warm reception that must impress unbiased viewers. Although confirmation may be bumpy due to Democrat’s insanity, it got off to an excellent start.
Well that’s lovely, it was like I was there. Sorry I missed it. I still have no idea who this guy is. Except he taught law at Harvard and Yale and someplace else. I’ll try not to hold that against him.
There isn't much more at the link. It's about Hinderaker's thoughts while watching the announcement. That's all.
16 comments:
Hinderaker is something of a NeverTrumper at PowerLine.
Nowhere near as bad as Mirengoff, however.
Most of Kavanaugh's major rulings are very much on Conservative lines, so we're going to have to see.
But what mystifies me is why somebody feels it necessary to focus on the human interest minutiae at a time like this.
I don't know much about this guy other than what I read in the fake news.
I do think the Bush is strong in him.
So he will be in the Roberts/Alito mold. Nothing earth shattering. Not a leader.
The next pick will be more important. The God Emperor will have more of a cushion because there will be more Republicans and traitors like McCain, Corker and Flake will be gone.
It is possible that the next Justice to step down will be Thomas. So he better have a moolie in the woodpile to fill the black seat.
So when do the wave of suicides begin on Martha's Vineyard? ha ha ha.
No, they'll just be exposed to Poot's latest wonder drug.
It's all a big conspiracy, you know, and Mule Ears is just biding his time for the right moment to strike (the Lefties actually believe this drivel).
Trooper York said...
So he better have a moolie in the woodpile to fill the black seat.
He probably does, and you're right about being rid of the Whigs. Add that to several Red State Demos on the chopping block and things could look very promising
But I think before Thomas comes Notorious, who seems to be running out the clock, and Breyer, who does not look well at all. What goes with the Wise Latina is another kettle of fish. According to The Blonde, she's at the age where stuff goes wrong if you're a diabetic, especially a non-compliant one, and she's a bit on the hefty side.
It's actually shocking that the judges (well, a lot of them) on the Court don't confine themselves to being judges. They know very well that they're not supposed to legislate, but the temptation to commit social engineering is just too great. it's not just Roe v Wade, go all the way back to Brown v Board of Education, pure social engineering with no legal basis, none whatsoever.
Human beings, they're such a disappointment.
I think a large part of the left's meltdown is that they've mostly advanced their agenda through the court, and originalists are going to undo all that, just like Obama's "accomplishments" can largely be undone with executive orders. Lefties don't win in the arenas of popular opinion and legislatures. So, they get one judge to make a ruling, then try to send it up the chain to a left-leaning SCOTUS. Those days are over and they know it and they are going to do anything to try to make that go away. Tough.
Normal people are already tiring of the left's fascism. I hope that when they ratchet up more violence and insane talking points, they'll cross a line and see massive defections from their camp.
The clerk at the local 711 is smart, informed conservative. Today, he asked me if I saw the libs freaking out last night and I said no I was watching the Phillies doubleheader. And then I added that 30 years ago this daily no hourly outrage was unheard of and most people didn't know or care who was on the Supreme Court. He was shocked to hear that. I told him that is because back then the liberals were not so crazy that, if they didn't get their way legislatively or in an election, they did not resort to a bazillion lawsuits over every little thing [aka lawfare]. Back then, even libruls had some common sense.
I know nothing about Kavanaugh. However, if Trump thinks he's ok, and the nut cases scream their lungs out, and shit their pants, I'm cool with the pick.
windy, you nailed it.
Trump has shown discipline in picking these 2 justices. I like Gorsuch more than this guy. This guy is a swamp guy. It might be prudent to pick a safe pick right now. That said, doing the safe thing just isn't Trump.
I understand Rush today, who made the point that if you want to be a person in DC on the Republican side; you option for getting WH experience was very limited to supporting a Bush. Sure, there was Reagan, but that was 30 years ago which is enough time to retire. So, I can give him a pass on the Bush being strong with him.
That said, he wanted to be a person in DC, which means establishment swamp in my book.
Originalist supposedly reading and following what is in the US Constitution, but the past has shown us the Commerce Clause allows Congress to regulate anything from fire arm purchases (despite an Amendment after the Commerce Clause that says otherwise) to mandating the purchase of healthcare insurance (which is odd considering only States can mandate the purchase of automobile insurance).
I think Trump picked this guy to appease the Whigs, and like Roberts; we will come to regret it.
Keep something in mind. This is one of the guys who investigated Whitewater and Monica (maybe dropped the B bomb on the Hildabeast) and listed 11 impeachable offenses for Willie, so he may not be as swampy as some would imagine. Maybe more Swamp Fox.
All that said, trying to get Barrett through was generally presumed to be the tougher deal due to her Catholicism.
And Roberts does seem to have been a good little boy since November '16.
YMMV
PPS and FWIW Saw a comment on PowerLine (Songbird supports Kavanaugh) to the effect that Trump picked a fairly safe choice and let Chuckie and the Dick From IL decide that this was the hill to die on, to the point that they expect vulnerable Demos to do the stupid thing and scream their outrage to the heavens, all but ensuring they are replaced this fall.
And then Barrett coasts to easy confirmation when RBG goes CMYK, not to mention Hardiman, and Larson for the Demos.
That would leave people like Willett to replace Thomas and somebody else (Newsom?) to replace Alito (who is only 2 years younger than Thomas).
Imagine the screams if Donald Trump got to appoint 7 SCUS Justices.
This is one of the guys who investigated Whitewater and Monica
That's not as positive a sign as you think it is. First, they got no where with Whitewater. Second, they had case related to Monica, but they were supposed to be investigating Whitewater, sound familiar? Finally, this thing of going after every President with a Special Prosecutor seems to be a game of the swamp, thus the establishment support of Mueller.
They got 15 convictions out of the Whitewater investigations, including Governor Jim Guy Tucker, but that was only 33% of those investigated. Two turds got away scot free.
Willie was impeached (ie indicted) over what Kavanaugh found. That the Senate flubbed its job due to Democrat control and Whigs like Arlen Specter is not his fault.
And Starr got involved in the Paula Jones thing because she was a state employee during the time of the Whitewater deal.
I think it's a stretch to compare Starr to Mule Ears.
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