THE PERFECT ANTIDOTE

I believe that the snarling, sniveling face of Judge Kavanaugh is the perfect antidote for the hundreds of Russian-made memes that continue to flood Facebook.

I think the Republicans deserve credit for keeping Kavanaugh on the world stage, hopefully through the election cycle.

THE RAPIDITY OF REPUBLICAN METAMORPHESES

The speed with which Republicans can completely reverse course, politically, was demonstrated, by Lindsey Graham, in Senate hearings into the confirmation of Judge Kavanaugh.  When a Democrat suggested, to the key witness,  that an F.B.I. investigation into a disputed matter would be beneficial to that witness, Sen. Graham launched into a vitriolic attack on the Democrats for their evil ways and promised them all hell in retribution.

Less than 24 hours later, after a Republican, Senator Jeff Flake, made the same observation, Sen. Graham became effusive in his praise, of the Republican, of course, with no apology to his Democratic colleague.

HOW CAN ONE DOUBT?

One look at Judge Kavanaugh's tear-stained face, and how can one doubt that Dr. Ford did not sexually molest Judge Kavanaugh?

HUMAN NATURE?

Adolf Hitler led Germany into a fateful war that left Germany with a loss of a third of its territory, to this day, as well as dividing its nation, in half, for 50 years in addition to lowering its status among nations which has lasted to this day.  Hitler had made the mistake of arousing two sleeping Giants, the Soviet Union by waging a war of genocide, and the U.S. by declaring war on her.

Yet, not too long after that war, I had the occasion to run across a class of German new building vessels which I found particularly suitable for the transport of high explosives, two of which I arranged to charter.  One of the captains was from a part of Germany, which was his family's ancestral home, now a part of Poland for the better part of a century.  In my discussions with the Captain, I learned that despite this he held Hitler in high regard for having, he said, re-established order to Germany.  What he could not understand, however, what right American warplanes had to appear over his homeland when he, personally, had never done anything to the U.S.

I have, since those conversations, despaired of our species ever learning from history. 
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THE FAITHFUL KNOW-NOTHINGS

IRONIC INDEED

I find it ironic, indeed, that so many women are running, in Congressional races, to replace Republicans who lack the balls to check the power of the Executive branch of  Government.  

SOME OF THE BEST PROCEDURAL ARGUMENTS...

The best procedural arguments against the treatment of Democrats, during the Kavanaugh hearings, will be heard when the Democrats use the same procedures against the Republicans when they no longer have the majority in the Senate.