Here We Go Again

ACB in! The vote was 52-48, with all Democrats a "No, Bite Me". IIRC (and I just looked it up yesterday) Gorsuch got three Dem votes (Manchin, Heidi Unspellable and Sen. Forgettable); Kavanaugh got a Yes from Manchin.

Susan Collins voted No in a desperate bid to save her seat in two weeks, so yes, Republicans overcame bipartisan opposition.

Comments

[henry]

So the “Handmaiden “ costumes will be at the Supreme Court doors again? Court jesters. Too funny especially since they don’t get the joke.

[henry]

Susan Collins voting NO is why she is losing “her” seat. Why bother voting for someone that doesn’t have your back?

[Porchlight]

Yeah, I don't get Collins's vote. Last ditch effort to woo the libs I guess.

[Neo]

Treisman wrote on the Internet platform iFunny: “My hatred is for the complacent American people who will turn u in for their own satisfaction. But aside from former goals, my eyes on the future. If anything I have to save bernie.” Then he wondered on the same platform: “should I kill joe biden?”

These were not just idle words. According to NPR, “Treisman bought the AR-15 rifle in New Hampshire and then traveled to a Wendy’s restaurant within 4 miles of Biden’s home in Delaware, federal agents say.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/10/right-wing-extremist-who-wanted-kill-biden-turns-robert-spencer/

[clarice]

willowed:https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/10/the-shocking-bias-and-incompetence-of-our-public-schools.php

[Neo]

Any word on which circuit ACB will be responsible for ?
RBG was the circuit justice for the 2nd circuit

[Threadkiller]

I can't find a transcript, but in her remarks last night ACB stated that, unlike for judges, it would be a dereliction of duty for senators NOT to follow their personal preferences rather than the law and constitution.

Did anyone else find that jarring?

Posted by: Extraneus | October 27, 2020 at 08:34 AM

ACB:

The confirmation process has made ever clearer to me one of the fundamental differences between the federal judiciary and the United States Senate. And perhaps the most acute is the role of policy preferences. It is the job of a Senator to pursue her policy preferences. In fact, it would be a dereliction of duty for her to put policy goals aside. By contrast, it is the job of a judge to resist her policy preferences. It would be a dereliction of duty for her to give into them. Federal judges don’t stand for election, thus they have no basis for claiming that their preferences reflect those of the people.

This separation of duty from political preference is what makes the judiciary distinct among the three branches of government. A judge declares independence, not only from Congress and the President, but also from the private beliefs that might otherwise move her. The Judicial Oath captures the essence of the judicial duty. The rule of law must always control.

https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/amy-coney-barrett-swearing-in-ceremony-transcript

I don’t read that as her saying that neglecting The Constitution is appropriate.

[Davod]

Re. PA. and the swing states. The Dems were surprised in 2016. They didn't get out the vote, and Hillary didn't campaign where she should have.

They shouldn't be surprised in 2020. It will take a lot to overcome the over 100% voting in Philadelphia. I doubt whether the counters will count the Black vote for Trump, and if they do, they will not include them in the final tally.

With Holder running lawfare for left wing groups, the Left will disrupt the counting.

[Old Lurker]

Agree with TK.

[Threadkiller]

Collins is trying to lose the seat. She is 67. If she announced retirement she wouldn’t have been able to blow through all the campaign cash in her war chest.

Just like eating up your sick time before you quit a job.

[Davod]

NEO. Isn't this the Sanders supporter?

[peter]

Sash Obama continues a time-worn tradition of children of Dem Presidents acting moronically:

Here she is using the n-word, so offensive, that one use of it is illegal discrimination, according to Senator Cory Booker.

https://www.the-sun.com/news/1692634/sasha-obama-raps-n-word-tiktok/

[Captain Hate]

Count me with TK and OL.

Btw, Mitchell is McConnell's middle name. Seeing him referred to as anything but Mitch was so jarring I looked it up.

[peter]

So Cocaine is his given name?

[Captain Hate]

War Turtle.

[Momto2]

Good morning, JOM! One week to go and I'm feeling very positive. ACB is a very big win!

When the sky is bright canary yellow
I forget ev'ry cloud I've ever seen
So they called me a cockeyed optimist
Immature and incurably green

I have heard people rant and rave and bellow
That we're done and we might as well be dead
But I'm only a cockeyed optimist
And I can't get it into my head

I hear the human race
Is fallin' on its face
And hasn't very far to go
But ev'ry whip-poor-will
Is sellin' me a bill
And tellin' me it just ain't so

I could say life is just a bowl of Jello
And appear more intelligent and smart
But I'm stuck like a dope
With a thing called hope
And I can't get it out of my heart
Not this heart

[Buckeye]

I would have preferred ACB say:

It is the job of a Senator to pursue her constituents policy preferences.

[James D.]

peter @ 9:09

Trash is as trash does.

[Catsmeat]

Happy morning, JOMers! Ralph, I bet that is a Saki story; Trollope would be less likely to use such broad humor (I'd like to read that story though if you or I can find it!)

Porch, yes, I was thinking of our shared tastes when I posted that about Copland. You know, if you are around in Austin in about mid-March, I'll be there for about a week (my son and DIL are having their first child). In fact, do you know of any UT-Austin special collections which feature Kipling, Carroll, or children's literature? That would give me an excuse to use a university voucher for the airfare. At any rate, I'd love to get together with you!

[Davod]

Remember Obama's 2008 statement:

“We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.”*

BLM and Antifa may not be as well funded as the military, but they have been the recipient of tens of millions in Corporate donations and probably the same amounts of Federal funds as pass through from non-profits receiving Federal grants.

* https://canadafreepress.com/article/obamas-civilian-national-security-force

[Narciso]

Snapping turtle, i saw from an althouse commenterthat the real suspected russian spy danchenko has a gofund me page but its only raised 5,000 dollars no soup for you igor.

[Old Lurker]

Cap'n "Count me with TK and OL."

The silver lining of being an OCD Worrier is that once an item is checked off my list, it is off the list.

Replacing RBG with ACB on the eve of an election is checked off.

[Narciso]

You would think this would in violation of the terms of services

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-trumprussia-whistleblower-iggy-danchenko

[Narciso]

I didnt get the point of using that word, no david chappelle or chris rock its not transgressive just like that other idiot leguizamo trying to own another derogatory

[Captain Hate]

Good, OL, but Davod has assumed the Debbie Downer mantle so I guess all hope is lost.

[Rocco]

More on teachers and Social Security. I thought Social Security's Windfall Elimination Provision applied to all teachers paying into private pension plans. I was wrong, it depends on where you live.

https://socialsecurityintelligence.com/teachers-retirement-and-social-security/

[Narciso]

I mentioned the example of kelly ayotte, who had a case of orange mad bad that salve couldnt cure she couldnt cure.

[Narciso]

I could say that again.

[Jim Eagle]

A diamond in the rough: Trump +3 in Pennsylvania.

[Captain Hate]

Ayotte was a squandered opportunity like Scotty Centerfold. Both of them personable by pol standards but on the outside looking in.

[Buckeye]

As soon as Antifa and BLM wander outside of the blue hellholes, “regular guy” will begin to care.

When they start pulling their shit in “regular guy’s” neighborhood, you will see the formation of a civilian national security force, and it won’t be the one Obama wants.

[Captain Hate]

@RyanAFournier 9m

BREAKING: The Boston Herald just endorsed President Trump.

INCREDIBLE.

[Narciso]

Someone had to say it

https://mobile.twitter.com/proteinwisdom

[Robin, eff 'em all]

I was saying that my local lefty friends were engaged in social distancing GOTV activities, like sending postcards, and read this from the Horde:

The other interesting mail that my kids are receiving are hand written postcards and letters that tell them that whether or not they vote is public record. Their vote is secret they are reminded, but "they" will know if they voted or not. My son has received two such letters. This is his first election, and he is disgusted. Gen Z does not appreciate being reminded to vote on their social media. (or so I have been told) And the only reason he knows that he is getting mail is because I tell him. Gen Z young adults only check the mail when they know they have a package coming.

Our 24 year old told me that he's not voting this year (disgusted with the whole thing - I'm appalled) and that I could have asked him to request a mail in ballot and filled it in myself. Damn.

[Jim Eagle]

It's the Bee but still a brutal bit of satire at AOC's expense:

https://babylonbee.com/news/aoc-enraged-to-learn-long-line-is-for-voting-and-not-bread

[Narciso]

7th circuit where they ratified the raid on walker supporter cyndi archer.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

My dad's like you, Cap'n.

He easily memorizes street layouts and can get around in a city he hasn't visited in 30 years.--

For me it is situational. It is essentially impossible for me to get lost in the woods. I always know where "there" is and can remember a place I've been to once ten years later.
But plunk me in a city and I'm almost immediately lost and my internal compass is spinning like a 78 and I have to drive in circles four or five times before I eve know I am.

[JimNorCal]

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[JimNorCal]

I, for one, didn't see Davod 's comment as a downer, just realistic.

[Ralph L]

Should someone tell TM the election is in one week, not two?

[Davod]

CH. Debbie Downer? To use OL's terminology: Dems manipulation, Philadelphia voting fraud and Holder's lawfare are still on the list.

[Narciso]

How does one get around a gofund me that is anonymous for a facilitator of fraud against the us govt.

[JimNorCal]

Yuh gotta love Trump supporters. What fun to be the scrappy underdog!

[Jim Eagle]

Anyone surprised by this map of contributions to both Trump and Biden?

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/25/us/politics/trump-biden-campaign-donations.html

[Narciso]

Ocasio cortez just nauseates me, as did sotomayor as tom perez with his tourettes tic. These are the examples they put forward

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

The Vox of the ruling class beclowns itself...again.

[JimNorCal]

"Should someone tell TM the election is in one week, not two?"

Nah, he's voting for Joe; let it be our little secret...

[Porchlight]

Catsmeat, that would be wonderful!

I can look at the Harry Ransom Center for those collections and I believe it would be quite fruitful, but I am not sure if HRC will be open by March. UT is stretching the rona BS into the spring. It's pathetic.

Kipling: https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=00953
https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/lfkipling.html

But either way I'd love to see you! Exciting about the baby. I am an Ides of March baby too. :)

Just fyi, mid-March is spring break, so there is a possibility I'll be out of town visiting college campuses with my daughter. But all of that depends mightily. It's also SXSW which is virtual AGAIN this year - again, pathetic.

[Melinda]

peter-

That the iBama children were just props to them will become quite self evident in the coming days. Malia in particular.

[Narciso]

Oh this is refugee from think regress.

[Captain Hate]

It's not like Trump and his people aren't aware of this and have countermeasures in place. Whether they work or not, who knows but sitting around wetting the bed isn't productive and I don't care who that offends.

[Ralph L]

It is the job of a Senator to pursue her constituents' policy preferences.

Added apostrophe where I assume you meant to.

Edmund Burke said a representative should use his best judgment. These days, that means what will get him reelected.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

With no journal willing to publish or review the Dutch mask study and as distinguished a physicist as Bill Happer unable to publish or get reviewed a paper on atmospheric physics the fact is we're being asked to "follow" all the science that's fit to print. And the gatekeepers of what science is fit to print are as fully biased and politically motivated as the liars and demagogues at the NYT.
Another institution crumbles from the corrupt mortar of prog infiltration.
Whether the West survives entirely depends on our ability to weed out and return to irrelevance the progressive rot of regression, greed, irrationality and devolution.

[Narciso]

Indeed ralph l, sometimes burke chose poorly like pursuing phillip janes unfounded impeachment against warren hastings.

[Melinda]

Henry-

You saw the “Schumie’s Handmaidens” placards yesterday, yes? Behind the “spontaneous” protesters from NARAL?

[Ralph L]

Why are Biden and Harris going to GA and TX? Do they really think they have a shot at flipping those?

[Porchlight]

There are many potential snags post-election, for sure. Just as there are many polls suggesting Trump's campaign is hopelessly doomed.

It's a matter of how much time one wants to spend worrying about it.

Myself, I'm hoping that "election steal" is the new "contested convention."

[Old Lurker]

Don't get me wrong, Cap'n. I still think we are headed into a Dark Age that will last "a long time".

But I'm old, so so what. As you noted the other day, you and I will both be gone before things are righted in full.

:-)

[Porchlight]

Why are Biden and Harris going to GA and TX? Do they really think they have a shot at flipping those?

No. But it reassures their base that they're "trying."

Could be a move to help the downticket.

[Narciso]

Phillip francis, he helped topple a predecessor regime to north, which may not have mishandled relations with thr colonies as badly.

[Old Lurker]

Iggy, that is why I make the flat earth observation.

[sbwaters]

With no journal willing to publish or review the Dutch mask study

We are approaching the scholasticism of the Middle Ages.

It will crumble, much the same way.

[Narciso]

There probably was a critical leaches lobby in medieval times.

[Old Lurker]

See, SBW, you too are seeing the "Ages" and their (inevitable) cycles...

[Narciso]

Speaking of leaches or barnacles

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/10/26/coons-hundreds-of-trumps-lower-court-judges-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-sit-peaceably/

[Narciso]

The sanders wing of the party, seems as feral as the montoneros faction of the peronists.

[Narciso]

Oh really now

https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/biden-leveraged-meetings-for-art-vacations-and-more/

[Narciso]

Well thats just near beer, he probably wanted the prime cut from sinaloa.

[Old Lurker]

Narc "There probably was a critical leaches lobby in medieval times."

Yesterday I was sitting in my car while Mrs. OL went into a store. I always make note of retail signs so I can steal ideas.

I kept staring at the Barbershop signs and something just "looked wrong" to me. It was the tradition barber pole beside the door. Thien I figured out that they had installed the rotating sleeve upside down to that the eye saw it at rising rather than falling. Since that sign originated to symbolize blood running down an arm after intentional bleeding (which was often done by barbers back in the day), I almost went in to tell the barber that his sign was upside down.

:-)

[Old Lurker]

And now you see what Mrs. OL is living with.

:-)

[jimmyk]

Is Kung Flu an exogenous change the models cannot account for?

I'm sure Nate Lead and Frank Duntz will have that as a ready-made excuse.

[Narciso]

Is that absurd

https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/10/hunter-biden-chaired-foundation-stop-child-abuse-daniel-greenfield/

[BeastsEngland]

I hope there’s a passel of Trump Chumps on hand to greet Joey Fingerbang in Georgia!! :)

[Narciso]

Heals up was just in atlanta last week amd she made a fool of her self,

[jimmyk]

I wasn't bothered by ACB's statement about legislators following their preferences. Partly it was a rhetorical flourish to contrast judges with legislators. Also I think she emphasized the fact that legislators are elected and accountable to their constituents, whereas federal judges are not, so she blurred the distinction between legislators following their own preferences or those of their constituents.

[Melinda]

narc-

Might explain why he got access to US Marshall equipment.

[BeastsEngland]

’And now you see what Mrs. OL is living with.’

Has she ever called you a ‘hot mess’? :)

[peter]

Well, if you look at the wikipedia page on barber poles, your OCD will raise your BP enough that you may need leaching: (2 examples of wrong way rotation.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barber%27s_pole

[Narciso]

So it wasnt even his (redacted) computer. Bring the pikes and the halberds

[Narciso]

Talk about picking up empties

https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/27/msnbcs-joe-scarborough-says-joe-biden-could-put-hillary-clinton-on-the-supreme-court/

[Dave (in MA)]

The Boston "conservative" (slightly to the right of left) newspaper the Boston Herald endorsed "None of the above" for President in 2016, but in 2020 has endorsed Trump. This is the paper where Howie Carr's syndicated column originates.

[Dave (in MA)]

Nate Lead

Ha!

How about Nate Tarnish?

[Narciso]

Ive already gone pewter and aluminum.

[Dave (in MA)]

Old Lurker | October 27, 2020 at 10:10 AM

Maybe the barber is Australian.

[Old Lurker]

:-) Peter

[Melinda]

Robby Starbuck
@robbystarbuck
We're live talking to a journalist who has been breaking the Hunter Biden story @MatthewTyrmand to ask him about what he's learned over the last 2 weeks about the Biden family's corruption. pscp.tv/w/cmXDgTIwMzM0…

https://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1320803252644966401

[Haven't watched a lick of that, and I've gotta run. BBL.]

[jimmyk]

Waiting to see what the Detroit News does. Like Manchester Union Leader, in '16 they endorsed Gary Johnson, after endorsing Republicans forever. I think they might go for Trump, but we'll see.

[Narciso]

But of course

https://mobile.twitter.com/JohnAshbrook/status/1321075908980203520

[Melinda]

"Nate Oxide"

It'll come to you...

[clarice]

Today's style section of the WaPo treats the Biden scandal like this:Isn't Joe wonderful for being so loyal a father to Hunter?

[Melinda]

Oh that's going to blow up spectacularly....

[Narciso]

Omg a dad he instead of putting his son in rehab, provided him with every temptation imaginable.

[Dave (in MA)]

Posted by: Captain Hate | October 27, 2020 at 09:35 AM
It's not that "incredible". Their usual endorsement for President is for the Republican candidate, but orange man bad outweighed everything four years ago. In '16 they were pining for the guy on the bottom of the Libertarian ticket so hard, it was as if Willard himself had written the editorial, but they're back on track this year.

[Narciso]

Thats wbat a caring parent would do right?

[Manuel Transmission]

Thanks all for the kind words about my big sis. One thing I didn’t even think to add is her fierce conservatism. Thinks the progs are all batshit crazy (although she would never use those words). Of course these apples don’t fall far from the tree. Our mom babysat Goldwater’s grandkids. And all sis’s tribe vote conservative AFAIK.

Back to the L/R thing, I was taking the seat and handlebars off my trike with a Crescent wrench when I was three and building stuff with my Erector set by six with all those dozens of 4-40 screws in the kit, so never had to learn Lefty Loosey/ Righty Tighty. That prolly was hidden in OL’s barber pole observation.

[Narciso]

Its time to crash the helicarriers again.

[henry]

“Nate Slag”

The stuff you process to be rid of.

[lyle]

From that Bee link upthread:

AOC has proposed legislation to put voting officials in charge of bread distribution and replacing in-person voting with Twitter polls conducted by CNN

See? Even good satire could still be completely believable not just plausible.

[Young Lurker]

Hello, hello, JOM friends! Hi Dad! 1 week to go and I am lurking for mental health.

OL's comment on the previous thread.. "someone is going to be very surprised and I hope it's not us" sums up my feelings (the apple and the tree and all that). They seem like they've either given up or know it's in the bag.. nothing in between. What gives? Why is Biden going to GA? Is he just messing with us? Are the polls and their behavior (like they are about to win in a landslide, despite all other indicators suggesting a red wave) just a way to be able to say "see, this isn't a surprise" if their voter fraud efforts wind up carrying the day for them?

I watched Trump's Allentown rally yesterday. I wonder if he, characteristically, has picked up on Americans' fatigue with the state governments' overbearing approach to COVID. On the one hand you have CA micromanaging how we serve our food in (outside of) our own homes, 8 months into this thing. (I know they think we are dumb, but come on.) On the other hand, many people are thinking.. ok.. my lyin' eyes are telling me COVID is a risk, yes, a bigger risk for some than others, I should modify my behavior in this manner, but I'm not willing to in these other manners.. I can decide. I have some very liberal friends who are absolutely fed up with the stranglehold on their kids' educations or being told to wear a mask when they are walking alone outdoors. A lib friend of mine (I have sooo many of them) told me the other day they wish we'd just tell everyone we have a vaccine and administer everyone a placebo so we can all just move on. ha! I think Trump is saying, let's move past being singularly obsessed with not catching this virus. In fact, Mark Meadows said just that (we can't control the virus, we instead will try to control vaccine/therapeutic development), and Biden released a statement along the lines of "this was not a slip by the Trump administration - they really and truly think we shouldn't try to control the virus." When I heard that, I thought it was the WH doubling down!! I didn't realize it was a Biden statement painting the sentiment in a negative light! Because.. I agree completely! HUGE disconnect in mindsets. Trump is a master at picking up on what regular Americans are actually thinking, and I hope that's the case here again.

I just saw a clip of Biden swearing he won't end fracking, from behind a podium in an empty parking lot somewhere in the rust belt. I'm pretty sure he's reading notes off of the inside of a mask that he's holding!!!

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!

YL

[Narciso]

You feel like mogatu too, huh.