It would not surprise me in the least if people decide, in droves, not to vote in this upcoming midterm election--because what we are being shown, in today's senate hearing on Kavanaugh/Ford for instance, is that our representatives have no interest in the truth as an important communal property or in operating and maintaining democratic government for the benefit of the general populace. What they are interested in is towing the party line, in playing their own power games. In winning at any cost.
It all started out well enough, with convincing testimony by Ford and a seemingly considerate reception by the Republican senators. What seemed a considerate attitude, however, proved really to be nothing other than disinterest; for, as I've mentioned before, they had already made up their minds--and their mindset had nothing to do with the accusations at hand, true or false, but purely with installing Kavanaugh as a Chief Justice. With the appearance of Kavanaugh himself, all pretenses were dropped and the hearing deteriorated into political sniping that had nothing to do with the case at hand. In short, Ford had wasted her time.
Kavanaugh, in contrast with Ford, was rude, arrogant, evasive, disrespectful, smirking at his inquisitors, constantly, and loudly, interrupting them, and had actually very little to say of substance about the accusations or about the testimony of his accuser. For me, he made a pretty solid case against himself as a Chief Justice. But of course for his party, he checked all the proper boxes, ensuring that he would be faithfully partisan.
In due time, karma will have its way, all of this will come full circle, and we will see the same dynamic at work in reverse.
And the common people, as always, will suffer the results of the failure of their governors to govern.
It all started out well enough, with convincing testimony by Ford and a seemingly considerate reception by the Republican senators. What seemed a considerate attitude, however, proved really to be nothing other than disinterest; for, as I've mentioned before, they had already made up their minds--and their mindset had nothing to do with the accusations at hand, true or false, but purely with installing Kavanaugh as a Chief Justice. With the appearance of Kavanaugh himself, all pretenses were dropped and the hearing deteriorated into political sniping that had nothing to do with the case at hand. In short, Ford had wasted her time.
Kavanaugh, in contrast with Ford, was rude, arrogant, evasive, disrespectful, smirking at his inquisitors, constantly, and loudly, interrupting them, and had actually very little to say of substance about the accusations or about the testimony of his accuser. For me, he made a pretty solid case against himself as a Chief Justice. But of course for his party, he checked all the proper boxes, ensuring that he would be faithfully partisan.
In due time, karma will have its way, all of this will come full circle, and we will see the same dynamic at work in reverse.
And the common people, as always, will suffer the results of the failure of their governors to govern.
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