Democrats in Washington have sunk to a new low. They should be focusing on an immediate response to an immediate need. Instead they use this crisis to kick Americans when they are down.
President Trump, in a two hour press conference yesterday, expressed frustration at Senate Democrats. The President said that they had an agreement but Democrats wanted to tack on provisions totally unrelated to the immediate need. Continue reading
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They were supposed to quit. It didn’t happen. A few hours from now, the Senate will be voting on the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court. According to the Democrat playbook, this vote was never supposed to take place.
It worked for them in the past. This time something happened to the Republicans in the Senate and the Democrats do not know what to do.
The strategy was simple. Even before the nomination, Democrats announced opposition because the nominee was out of the main stream. It did not matter who the nominee was. It did not matter what the nominee’s record was. Whoever the nominee was, would be too far to the right.
Added to that the Democrats pointed to the upcoming mid-term elections and invoked the Merrick Garland case from 2016. The fact that President Trump asked for conservative think tanks to help him identify candidates gave Democrats even more ammunition.
By the time the confirmation hearings began, the mainstream media was already saturated with stories of how Kavanaugh did not fit with mainstream America. This was followed by calls from Democrat leadership for the President to withdraw his nomination and submit another nominee who could be confirmed by both sides of the aisle in a bi-partisan manner that would make America proud.
In the past, Democrats were successful with this strategy. Democrats could always find a few Republicans who appeared to be most concerned about what the mainstream media talking heads said about them. They would wring their hands in anguish at the division and contention. These Republicans were quick to chastise both sides in general terms but generally only pointed the finger at fellow Republicans in specific terms.
This time it was not working. President Trump supported his nominee and Kavanaugh indicated that he intended to stay.
The hearings ended and Democrats saw that confirmation was likely unless something drastic happened to derail the vote. Senator Dianne Feinstein had been holding a letter from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford alleging that Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted and attempted to rape her when they were in high school.
While only a few Democrats and no Republicans knew about the letter, somehow it was mysteriously leaked to the press. Kavanaugh immediately asked to testify again to clear his name and meanwhile more reports started flowing in.
Democrats cried that the seriousness of the allegations made him unfit. They demanded investigations to get to the truth. Of course, the investigations could take months or years. They called on the President to clear the cloud, withdraw Kavanaugh, and submit another nominee.
The Judiciary Committee scheduled a hearing for Ford and Kavanaugh to testify. Judge Kavanaugh gave a powerful statement of his innocence. Democrats pressed for a thorough FBI investigation.
When it was time to vote, Republican Jeff Flake said that he would vote yes to send it to the floor of the Senate but stipulated that he wanted the FBI to do another background investigation related to this allegation. He said that it should be done in a week.
The additional week gave the Democrats more time to oppose the confirmation. When it became increasingly clear that there was zero evidence to corroborate any of the allegations, the argument turned to judicial temperament.
Democrats provided talking points and paid protesters flooded the capitol shouting profanities and creating chaos. The obvious solution to end the chaos and bring peace was for Kavanaugh to withdraw.
To the relief, (and quite frankly, amazement,) of conservatives across the nation, Senate Republicans stood together. Lindsey Graham gave a scathing speech during Judge Kavanaugh’s testimony. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley pointedly called out Feinstein for holding the letter from Dr. Ford for weeks and not allowing it to be confidentially investigated. Majority leader Mitch McConnell steadily and methodically kept the process moving forward. Even Senator Susan Collins, in a measured and reasonable presentation, chastised the Democrats for vowing to fight the nominee before even knowing who was nominated.
The Democrats believed that Kavanaugh would throw up his hands in disgust at the vile ugliness of the negative publicity. They believed that some Republicans would acquiesce and join them to lift the cloud of uncertainly by rejecting Judge Kavanaugh. They believed that perhaps the President would withdraw his nomination. Not one of those things happened.
The bright light of truth revealed the nauseating Democrat strategy in its stark nakedness. There will be a vote today. There will be another vote on November 6 and the American people will pass judgment at the ballot box. Democrats and talking heads in main stream media will still be muttering to themselves, “They were supposed to quit.”
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Senator Jeff Flake is enabling the very behavior he claims to despise. Under the masquerade of a bipartisan effort, Flake said that he would not vote for the confirmation of Judge Kavanaugh unless there was an FBI investigation. He said, “This country is being ripped apart here. We have to be sure we do due diligence.”
Fortunately he did put a boundary on his request. He said that it should be no more than 5 days.
Once Flake folded, Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski followed his lead with a call for an FBI investigation. West Virginia Democrat, Sen. Joe Manchin III, had been leaning toward confirmation.
With Flake and Murkowski providing coverage, Manchin and Maine Republican Susan Collins joined the chorus calling for the FBI to investigate. These Senators are being played.
Get ready for more confusion. Flake said no more than five days. Democrats will ignore Flake’s compromise of no more than five days.
Be prepared to hear cries for a thorough investigation which obviously will take months. In addition, be prepared for new allegations. New allegations will lead to calls for more hearings and more delays.
I would not be shocked to see a formal complaint filed in Montgomery County, Maryland accusing Judge Kavanaugh of attempted rape. Then the question will be how could the Senate possibly move forward with a candidate who has a criminal record.
Democrats are adding another talking point. Following Kavanaugh’s powerful statement and testimony, the new talking point is that he does not have the temperament to sit on the Supreme Court.
Jeff Flake, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins are enabling the most atrocious behavior by a political party in the history of our nation. This is not bipartisanship. It is not statesmanlike.
President Trump has ordered a supplemental background investigation on the allegation. You can take this to the bank – the results of the background check will not be accepted by Democrats.
Judge Kavanaugh will suffer for another week. He is committed and is facing this with a firm resolve. We need to stand with him with that same resolve and show up in November in an unstoppable wave at the ballot box.
The American people are not fools. They see what is going on. In November, they will rise up again as they did in 2016.
Senator Flake is concerned about the country being ripped apart. He just handed Democrats another opportunity to leave America even more torn after another week of their manufacture and destroy mission.
He does not need to be wringing his hands and complaining about the lack of civility in Washington. He needs to look in the mirror because he is the one enabling it.
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