" you have to larf dont ya"---Socrates
Apologies to those asking for his majesty's wisdom this week on Woodward's new book, Spur's ascent to the top of the Premiership and Corbyn's manic need to believe that in the immediate aftermath of the holocaust Israel was conceived and born as a racist project designed for Jews to be cruel to Palestinians.
Cyclops has been busy catching up on all kinds of chores,paperwork ,admin and family stuff.He has assured the Royal Court that he will return to Trumpfski and Corbyn.In the meantime plenty of other wise and liberal minds are on the case.
But Cyclops just came up for air,brewed some Camomile tea and tuned in to the Kavanaugh auditions to join the Supremes. a uniquely US process.As I turned on the TV Senator Amy Klobishar was asking Kavanaugh a series of straight forward ,substantive questions on topics from Roe, Executive Privilege,Health Care Rights to Consumer Protection and Anti Trust Law.By the simple"ruse" of being substantive,polite,intelligent and forthright ;and focusing on his record, she had Kavanaugh running in circles,ducking and diving and relying on "I can't comment on that" evasion.
This must have been what Senate confirmations and investigations were supposed to be like in some mythical golden age of enlightenment.Cyclops has said this before ,he has not yet seen a Democrat for President he admires more.Watch this space.
Cyclops only caught about 15 minutes of her time.She was immediately followed by Ted Cruz of Texas and HUUUGE Presidential ambition He brings the GRAAAND into grandstanding.It was interesting to note that as Cruz started both Publican and Democrat Senators who had sat through Klobichar's time nodded to the Chair and left. A full dais suddenly became almost empty. Check you Tube.
After some obligatory and traditional bloviating about his own profound thoughts on the constitution,the judiciary etc,etc Cruz asked a"clever" leading question.
Cruz fancies himself an intellectuuual--Haarvaaard,supreme Court Clerkships and so on.His long preamble was replete with data about how much Kavanaugh's voting and decision record on the DC Superior Court overlapped with the Obama nominee Merrick Garland's votes and opinions as a colleague on the same court for the last decade.
The question being that as both men had such similar records "what were the the Democrats complaining about"?
In his smug self satisfaction Cruz was oblivious to what would be the obvious retort,silently delivered by Cyclops and his liberal ilk.
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/supreme-court-picks-disagreements-show-stakes-of-confirmation
" If the record is so similar that both candidates are eminently qualified etc etc then why did The Publican Senate refuse for over a year to even allow Garland a hearing let alone a vote".
I was inevitably reminded of the Socratic quote above,
PS. Cruz clearly believes that his "cute" voting data showing a 93/94 % overlap in Kavanaugh/Garland decisions was a Quat Erat Demonstrandum moment--sort of Perry Mason for Law Nerds
For those who do not follow these things: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Samuel Alitto have a similar decision overlap percentage.This on an historically polarised court.
Because most cases ,especially at the Superior court level, are not ideological--just disputed matters of Law.
The real point is what were the legal,philosophical and ideological issues where there IS disagreement?.
Back to my Camomile tea and family admin.
you have to larf dont ya
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