Prediction on Kavanaugh

He’ll be rammed through before the end of July. As long as the Republicans have 51 votes lined up, with Pence as tie breaker, there’s no reason to even have hearings. The Democrats don’t count.

Better to get this nominee out of the way as soon as possible. Trump needs him to run interference against the Justice department. It clears the way before the campaign season kicks off. It reinforces a sense of learned helplessness with Democratic voters.

Watch and see. They’re going to circumvent the hearings. That’s what I would do if I were McConnell. I wouldn’t be surprised if they’ve had this planned out for months in advance.

I’d like to be wrong. But I put nothing past these Republicans.

Hair On Fire

Sometimes, overreacting is the right way to go:

Look, we're at the point where the GOP is running Nazi candidates, stealing #SupremeCourt seats, shrugging at school massacres, and ripping brown babies away from breastfeeding mothers. If anything, Democrats are underreacting. https://t.co/oHQbQtsYnO

— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) July 9, 2018

Never turn your back on the GOP. The Supreme Court nomination is going to come with surprises. I don’t know what it is yet.

There isn’t a Rubicon they aren’t willing and ready to cross.