{"id":30953,"date":"2020-10-22T13:09:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T18:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/?p=30953"},"modified":"2020-10-22T13:09:37","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T18:09:37","slug":"necessary-retorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2020\/10\/22\/necessary-retorts\/","title":{"rendered":"Necessary Retorts"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the Judiciary Committee, led by Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC), recommended the confirmation of Amy Barrett to SCOTUS<\/strong>, Steve Benen remarked:<\/p>\n

But as part of this morning’s proceedings, Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) thought it’d be a good idea to deliver a little speech about how convinced he is that Republicans “did the right thing” by engaging in this obvious and ongoing abuse.<\/p>\n

The South Carolinian began his remarks by reflecting on the events of 2013, when he and other GOP senators — in the minority at the time —\u00a0refused to consider<\/a>\u00a0any nominees for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, regardless of merit or qualification, because the president was a Democrat.<\/p>\n

Senate Democrats responded by restoring majority rule to the process, and Graham this morning insisted that Republicans were the victim of what transpired. Reality makes clear\u00a0he has this backwards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The committee chairman proceeded to brag about voting for both of then-President Obama’s first two Supreme Court nominees, conveniently skipping past his treatment of Obama’s third.<\/p>\n

All of which led to these comments:<\/p>\n

“Now we find ourselves in a situation where qualifications no longer matter. It’s about holding open seats to have them filled after the next election, and we’ve lost sight that the individuals being nominated matter. I think they do matter.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Graham then went back to patting himself on the back for a job well done.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To be sure, the Democratic members of the Committee boycotted the hearing. Still, I can’t help but think that one of those Senators might have been better served by playing a recording of Senator Graham pledging<\/a> to not confirm a Justice if primaries have started for a Presidential election.<\/p>\n

And then a follow-on statement would do nicely:<\/p>\n

You, sir, are a hypocrite and a liar<\/strong>. I hope I never have to work with you again, because you are not trustworthy, and you bring dishonor upon your name and family.<\/em><\/p>\n

I say this not in anger, but in sorrow, for at one time you held the best interests of the United States at heart, but now you are merely a power-hungry minion of President Trump, and that is no good thing.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Followed by a stalking from the chamber.<\/p>\n

I like a little drama with my politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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