The White House seems to be doubling down on the assertion that they will not pull Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination, even as disturbing details from professor Christine Blasey Ford’s allegation of sexual assault ricochet across the country.
According to a Monday Politico report, an unnamed White House official involved in the confirmation process said “of course we’re not going to pull the nomination” even after Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) said he was not comfortable voting for Kavanaugh at this time.
This statement comes on the heels of a White House lawyer saying there is “no way” that the allegation would derail the nomination.
No surprise there… IF they pull this, they would not likely get another nominee in before the election, so they have to go ‘all in’. I just hope they lose
There is no reason why we should hold our nominee for a lifetime position on the Supreme Court to the same standard as a Democratic senator who we might be able to defeat in the next election.
“We insist we won’t pull X’s nomination” is the political version of what is known in sportsball circles as the Dreaded Vote of Confidence. When the university president insists the football coach’s job is safe, shit’s about to get real.
Of course, university presidents are usually pretty good at playing stupid PR games, and everybody in the White House is a fucking idiot. Many people are saying it’s hard to read the tea leaves when you’re accustomed to dealing with professionals.
Flake wants to continue in politics. He knows this vote would haunt him. Go ahead, Mitch. Ram it through.
Kav is already vehemently denying Ford’s allegations. This situation sets up the Thomas-Hill he-said-she-said all over again, with predictable soon to be forthcoming righteous indignation by Kav on cue, hopefully with swelling orchestral score to highlight his goodness and scotus-worthiness.
Praying to dog this time it all goes down in flames.