Why Did Kavanaugh Go Full Asshole?
“Everybody knows you never go full retard.”
– Kirk Lazarus
Duncan Black has a theory that makes a hell of a lot of sense.
Never Go The Full Asshole
Not the entire issue in this post (read it for the other reasons, too!) but I haven’t seen anyone suggest my particular theory about why Kavanaugh did, in fact, go the full asshole. One reason is that he is one! That’s obvious. It was an “act” he could manage. But I don’t think it was for red meat for the base purposes. Even he has to realize that such a performance would follow him around for the rest of his career, and not really in a good way. Sure it’s the fault of the libs that he was such an asshole – it always is the fault of the libs when we force conservatives to be assholes (back in the day we had a word for this I think involving something instapundit wrote along the lines of “it sure will be a shame when the liberals force us to kill them all.”) But I’m not entirely sure being the Morton Downey Jr. of the Supreme Court is really the best thing for your lifelong reputation.No I think he was told he had to impress one man or his nomination would be in jeopardy. That man was not Jeff Flake, but a man who understands the world through the logic (or illogic) of professional wrestling and who happens to be the president of the United States. He did it to impress Trump.
Totally. Didn’t Trump make noises like he was a little disappointed in his Fox interview?
However, when you categorically denydenydeny, you open yourself up. He demonstrably lied, often, during his latest testimony. It’s not only disqualifying, but it’s a crime. And, now it looks like there was an attempted coverup. Contacting prospective witnesses in the Ramirez charge to encourage them to stay in line? Sounds like witness tampering to me.
Nothing like seeing a supposed slam dunk hit the rim and fly off into the stands, this is easily the best political disaster of recent years, perhaps in decades. And it’s not done yet with new accusers to be heard and the really big issue of perjury. It’s emerging that the Republicans knew the storm was coming way in advance, and witness tampering fits right In.
Here’s another interesting theory: that Kavanaugh never would have gone nuclear if he knew there would be ten more days before the final vote:
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/10/brett-kavanaughs-lies-perjury-nomination-killed.html
According to this one, his performance was designed to seal the deal then and there. And it nearly worked. If he had been confirmed, everyone probably would have moved on to something else.
“Kavanaugh wrote his opening statement the night before his testimony. It was intended to rally his party with red-meat partisan rhetoric, and lead directly to a rapid vote in a flourish of tribalistic emotion. It was not intended to survive a week of close factual scrutiny by the media or potentially the FBI.”
Given the perfidy of the Senate, he had good reason to think that would work.
I mean if Flake never went on that Adventure Holiday to Africa with Coons, Brett would be on his second day as an SC judge.
I hope they both are happily retired in 4 years, remebering how doing almost nothing saved America.
If it was really a “performance” it goes down as the riskiest ploy in history. However can imagine the mocking voice of Bugs Bunny saying “What A Performance!” after seeing Kavanaugh crying his little, beady eyes out.
Obviously, Duncan Black doesn’t read BlueDelaware, or he would have seen that I suggested this shortly after Kavanaugh started screaming his opening statement.
Quoting myself:
“He’s playing to an audience of one: Please don’t withdraw my nomination, Mr. Trump.”
Later in the hearing I speculated that he was auditioning for White House Counsel in the event that his nomination failed.
“Is K drunk now??? He’s so belligerent. Total meltdown. I think he is now grasping at straws for a last ditch effort to get a job as White House Counsel. That can be the only reason for him to go partisan in his opening statement. Deny, deny, deny.”
Brilliant, if I say so myself. ;v)
what’s this BlueDelaware you speak of?
oh, nothing. nevermind.
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