He should've been confirmed weeks ago. I love the two popular talking points coming from those who oppose him as to why his nomination should be withdrawn:
1) It's a "job interview", not a trial, and he's not entitled to a "promotion".
Question... how many job interviews have you been on where you've been asked if you ever raped anyone and if YOU can prove that you haven't, even though the person accusing you of rape has no recollection of key details such as when and where it happened and no one else is corroborating her accusations. He's facing serious criminal allegations during said "job interview" and is being treated like he's a defendant on trial even though he's not.
2) His behavior during Thursday's hearings proves that he doesn't have the "temperament" to be on the Supreme Court.
Uh huh... this after he's spent decades on the bench with zero issues or controversy whatsoever, and has spent the last few weeks having his and his family's name dragged through the mud based on unsubstantiated sexual assault allegations. I'm sure he was supposed to just put on a happy face and act like it's all good during the hearings where he's getting grilled on everything from his high school yearbook to a freaking calendar that he kept.
Also, let's say his nomination does get tanked at the last minute by the Democrats and a couple of wishy-washy Republicans. If he's not fit to serve on the SCOTUS based on alleged incidents from his high school / college days, then that must also mean he's not fit to continue his current position, correct? I mean, we're talking about someone who's being accused of assaulting multiple women without substantial proof. Are you going to allow him to continue at his current position with these allegations still hanging over his head?
Plus, you'll be setting an incredible precedent that from now on anyone can have their life / career ruined by someone with an axe to grind just by hurling baseless accusations at them from decades ago that can neither be definitively proven or disproven. Do you REALLY want to go down that rabbit hole?
On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.







