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onenote

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2. Do you think that the other four republicans on the court won't give Trump a pass on everything?

Reply to Raven (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2018, 02:48 PM

Sep 2018

And if they won't, how does it matter that Kavanaugh will? And if they will, do you think there aren't plenty of other potential repub nominees that would join them?

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Republicans have an interesting problem with Kavanaugh... [View all] Raven Sep 2018 OP

They. Do. Not. Care. MineralMan Sep 2018 #1

Hell, having committed a rape probably enhances his desirability to them. nt NutmegYankee Sep 2018 #4

Well, in that particular case, he appears to have "attempted" a rape. MineralMan Sep 2018 #5

Joe Biden went to an all male high school, incidentally jberryhill Sep 2018 #12

OK. I don't know Joe Biden personally. MineralMan Sep 2018 #13

I told my husband that all gym teacher should teach the 7th grade girls demigoddess Sep 2018 #18

Do you think that the other four republicans on the court won't give Trump a pass on everything? onenote Sep 2018 #2

Just like farmers are willing to lose their farms to support Trump... Kablooie Sep 2018 #3

They have the votes. That is all that matters. They are in Merrick Garland defense mode. Trust Buster Sep 2018 #6

He has others who want him on the SCOTUS pandr32 Sep 2018 #7

There you go. dchill Sep 2018 #10

Agree. The culprit is not the nominee but the forces behind him. erronis Sep 2018 #20

Their biggest problem my be duforsure Sep 2018 #8

It does make the next nominee PDittie Sep 2018 #9

Thus, Kavanaugh is unqualified idcdu Sep 2018 #11

My bagger neighbor says the letter was a dirty Dem trick, Garland and Kavanaugh well played politics TheBlackAdder Sep 2018 #14

That's how they all think Awsi Dooger Sep 2018 #15

I went to HS and we drank a lot and did lots of stupid things, BUT, forcing myself on women wasn't Pepsidog Sep 2018 #16

If they rush Kavanaugh through it could cost them 2 Senate seats and 10 more house seats grantcart Sep 2018 #17

They are protecting themselves. n/t Bonhomme Richard Sep 2018 #19

How many Republicans are griloco Sep 2018 #21

It's not just the pres. Half the GOP is complicit and protecting themselves. Complicit in Russian Amaryllis Sep 2018 #22