SCOTUS under Trump

rrmorton · 2018-09-28T17:15:03.472Z

I too was trying to get my mind off this clustercuss and get some work done… I screened Badlands for my students last week so I wanted to revisit True Romance and see how exactly Tarantino & Tony Scott borrowed the score and plot and stylized voice-over from Malick’s film. And, whaddaya know, some touching words of wisdom to help me through the day, courtesy of Patricia Arquette AKA Alabama…

I kept asking Clarence why our world seemed to be collapsing and everything seemed so shitty. And he’d say, ‘That’s the way it goes… but don’t forget, it goes the other way too.’

Timex · 2018-09-28T17:21:28.570Z

Mark_Asher:

Graham has become quite the little toady. He has no conscience.

Apparently his conscience died with John McCain.

strummer · 2018-09-28T17:23:02.986Z

Timex:

Apparently his conscience died with John McCain.

Maybe it died then, but it had been in a coma for quite some time.

triggercut · 2018-09-28T17:24:33.332Z

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Amanda Becker (AmandaBecker)

Senator Whitehouse just asked for 1:30 vote to be delayed "given what's happening in the anteroom" where we believe Flake is huddling with Coons and Collins. #Kavanaugh

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Daniel Dale (ddale8)

For the second time in Trump’s term, we’re doing body language analysis about people huddling around an Arizona Republican senator who may or may not be considering a dramatic move to join Democrats on a country-changing issue.

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southpaw (nycsouthpaw)

Sasse and Whitehouse are deep in conversation on C-SPAN.

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Body language theater, courtesy of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

(don’t get your hopes up.)

abidingdude · 2018-09-28T17:26:28.203Z

A little levity for these dour days

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C H I L I (heyitschili)

https://t.co/lZDRtMTD2Z

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triggercut · 2018-09-28T17:28:53.804Z

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Paul McLeod (pdmcleod)

Republicans do not look thrilled, I’ll say that.

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MrGrumpy · 2018-09-28T17:30:16.436Z

Fuck levity.

I’m kidding.

By my count, we have four undecideds? Murkowski, Collins, Manchin and Heitkamp? Now Flake, maybe?

This is torture.

triggercut · 2018-09-28T17:31:15.804Z

I would guess that Republican anger is over Flake right now just being wobbly. They believed this was in the bag, and even the waver is a little disconcerting.

wavey · 2018-09-28T17:32:03.452Z

Papageno:

Particularly crazy coming from Sullivan, who is himself an out gay man, right?

Yes, and he was campaigning for equal marriage from back in the 80s, which is now at risk.

triggercut · 2018-09-28T17:33:35.921Z

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Paul McLeod (pdmcleod)

Coons and Feinstein talk as chairman Grassley heads out to the back room. Wow, we don’t know yet but it’s possible the women yelling at Flake in the elevator just had a massive impact.

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RichVR · 2018-09-28T17:34:48.157Z

Doubt it.

Quaro · 2018-09-28T17:34:55.271Z

Kav and others brought up the ABA supporting him repeatedly during the hearing. But now the ABA officially changed their recommendation and requests a delay. Has the ABA ever done that before? Seems big…

triggercut · 2018-09-28T17:35:00.987Z

RichVR:

Doubt it.

So do I.

triggercut · 2018-09-28T17:36:01.940Z

Quaro:

Kav and others brought up the ABA supporting him repeatedly during the hearing. But now the ABA officially changed their recommendation and requests a delay. Has the ABA ever done that before? Seems big…

It’s very big and I’m told should be a huge development in this, given the history of confirmations and input from the ABA.

Also unprecedented: the way their call for an investigation has been ignored, unfortunately.

RichVR · 2018-09-28T17:36:42.645Z

Don’t get me wrong. I’m sure it embarrassed and upset him. Just that it didn’t change his vote.

dionisus1122 · 2018-09-28T17:36:53.303Z

There is lots of speculation that Flake wants to run for President. This is mostly just grandstanding for that goal of that I think.

MrGrumpy · 2018-09-28T17:36:57.637Z

I have my Twitter trends set to Geneva, Switzerland (screw American culture) and JEFF FLAKE is trending. Wow.

Wallapuctus · 2018-09-28T17:37:59.024Z

Gordon_Cameron:

Why does Garrison feel the need to explain his political cartoon?

Because all of his fans are incredibly stupid.

triggercut · 2018-09-28T17:38:48.947Z

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Paul McLeod (pdmcleod)

Ok Grassley just came back into the room for a moment then headed back out. Hard to read his face because his default expression already looks kind of dour. Hardly any senators in the hearing room right now, most are in the back room.

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Papageno · 2018-09-28T17:39:29.671Z

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