Writer Morgan Jerkins recently wrote for The Washington Post that obsessing over the health of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is bad for democracy, bad for her, and bad for us. I totally agree with that, but what is also bad for us is the presidency of one Donald J. Trump. After having a... Continue Reading →
The Ralph Club
I wasn't alone in feeling sick to my stomach Saturday with the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. There's just something especially nauseating about an entitled, prep school, trust-fund baby with accusations of sexual assault being placed on the highest court in the land by another entitled, prep school, trust-fund baby with his... Continue Reading →
Fake Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigations did about as thorough of a job investigating sexual allegations against SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh as O.J. Simpson did in his search for the "real killers." Originally, Donald Trump said he wouldn't ask the FBI to extend its background investigation on Kavanaugh, as it wasn't what they do. Republicans echoed... Continue Reading →
Boofing
Yesterday, I made a huge mistake. I referred to "boofing" as a sex term. Maybe it is and was for Brett Kavanaugh when he was a young man groping women in high school and college, but there's a much more commonly accepted definition. We'll get to that. I don't know what kind of parent you... Continue Reading →
Hiding Behind A Skirt
During yesterday's 80-minutes long rambling word salad of a press conference that may have actually been a public service announcement on the effects of mixing Rogaine with Diet Coke, Trump hinted that he's open to ditching his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. In fact, there may be several Republicans kinda hoping today's hearing with Kavanaugh... Continue Reading →
SCOTUS Chicks
Donald Trump plans to make his horrible selection for the Supreme Court either today or tomorrow. Because he takes the responsibility of a lifetime appointment to the highest court in the last about as seriously as he takes firing Gary Busey, he plans to make the announcement Monday during prime time. Staunch conservatives are bickering... Continue Reading →
Erode Us With SCROTUS
The stealing of a Supreme Court appointment from President Barack Obama should not have been allowed to happen, because Republicans are hypocrites and liars. Within the first 24 hours after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he wouldn't allow a confirmation process for any Obama appointment. He kept the... Continue Reading →
History With SCOTUS
We've been so consumed with Donald Trump's racism toward Hispanics that we almost forgot his hatred toward Muslims. Yesterday, the Supreme Court, in another infamous 5-4 ruling, gave a victory to Trump's travel ban on people from specific Muslim nations. In doing so, they chose to ignore Trump's own words about banning Muslims. During his... Continue Reading →
Gorsuch’s Grabs
The most ludicrous thing about hearings for Supreme Court nominees is that they pretend they've never read a legal opinion in their life. Thus, they have no view of any court decision. Ever. Roe versus who now? If we were to actually judge someone's qualifications based upon their confirmation hearings I doubt there would be... Continue Reading →
Whose Squat To Pop?
On Tuesday Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Antonin Scalia. In doing so the Republican party effectively stole a Supreme Court appointment from President Obama and the Democrats. The GOP gambled in not allowing Obama's nominee Merrick Garland a hearing for the seat. Their argument... Continue Reading →