I’m just full of questions today and I didn’t want to let this one get away without remarking on it. In preface I want to mention that I think that the Senate should confirm President Biden’s appointment of Judge Jackson to the Supreme Court. At this point I think it will, probably with the unanimous support of Senate Democrats and possibly with some Republican support as well which is for the good.
My question has to do with the conduct of the hearings. I don’t think that anyone—Republicans, Democrats, or Judge Jackson herself—is covering themselves in glory. What are the Republicans doing? It eludes me. Battlespace preparation for the midterms? They aren’t doing a very good job of it.
I recognize that many won’t agree with me in this but I don’t think that Judge Jackson is covering herself in glory, either. The Judiciary Committee Republicans have laid multiple traps for her and she has happily stepped into each of them. That the traps have largely fizzled to my eyes is more a sign of ineptitude of the Judiciary Committee Republicans than of any cleverness on the part of Judge Jackson. Does she think that the Republicans believe her answers? I can’t imagine that.
If you’re wondering about the title of this post, it’s a Chicagoism. Just substitute “Cubs” for “confirmation hearings”. That’s pretty much what they’ve sounded like to me.
You actually listened to some of the hearings? They are now a waste of time. You will rarely see anything but straight party line votes anymore. No sense taking a risk in the primary.
Steve