Five Quick Facts....

[Zam-Zam]

… about new Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, courtesy of USA Today:

Not the first
His mother, Martha, was the first Judge Kavanaugh in the family, having gone to law school during his youth in order to become a Maryland prosecutor and trial judge.

From Clinton to Bush
He was a whiz kid on independent counsel Ken Starr's staff in the 1990s as part of the investigation that led to President Bill Clinton's impeachment. Later, he became a White House counsel and staff secretary to President George W. Bush.

Memories of 9/11
His first date with his future wife, Bush's personal secretary Ashley Estes, was on September 10, 2001. The next morning, they were among those whisked out of the White House during the 9/11 attacks.

'Coach K'
That's his nickname on his daughters' Catholic Youth Organization basketball teams, which he coaches in his off hours. The real Coach K, of course, is Duke's Mike Krzyzewski.

A man for others
He took his Catholic upbringing at Georgetown Preparatory School to heart by serving meals to the homeless and mentoring underprivileged children. "I've tried to live that creed," he said Monday night.


https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...ominee-brett-kavanaugh-five-things/770210002/


How good or awful of a Supreme Court Justice would he be?

I don't know. No one else here knows either.

It will be interesting to see whom among us thinks they know.....:>)

 

[SouthernBoyI]

MAGA.

Onward!!!

SB

 

[Constitutional Sheepdog]

So far appears to be a pro second amendment advocate.

 

[Zam-Zam]

So far appears to be a pro second amendment advocate.

One would think that a Supreme Court nominee would be in favor of the Bill of Rights, including the 2nd amendment.

As for the confirmation process he is about to undergo, I found this piece of fairly recent history interesting:

In February 2017 following the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, Schumer said senators can't ask a nominated judge their opinions on specific issues.

"There is a grand tradition, that I support, that you can’t ask a judge who was nominated or a potential judge who was nominated for a judgeship about a specific case that might come before them," he said.


http://freebeacon.com/politics/flas...d-you-cant-ask-a-judge-about-a-specific-case/


Whether or not Schumer and his fellow Democrats intend to uphold that "grand tradition" this time around remains to be seen....

 

[connieb]

… about new Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, courtesy of USA Today:

Not the first
His mother, Martha, was the first Judge Kavanaugh in the family, having gone to law school during his youth in order to become a Maryland prosecutor and trial judge.

From Clinton to Bush
He was a whiz kid on independent counsel Ken Starr's staff in the 1990s as part of the investigation that led to President Bill Clinton's impeachment. Later, he became a White House counsel and staff secretary to President George W. Bush.

Memories of 9/11
His first date with his future wife, Bush's personal secretary Ashley Estes, was on September 10, 2001. The next morning, they were among those whisked out of the White House during the 9/11 attacks.

'Coach K'
That's his nickname on his daughters' Catholic Youth Organization basketball teams, which he coaches in his off hours. The real Coach K, of course, is Duke's Mike Krzyzewski.

A man for others
He took his Catholic upbringing at Georgetown Preparatory School to heart by serving meals to the homeless and mentoring underprivileged children. "I've tried to live that creed," he said Monday night.


https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...ominee-brett-kavanaugh-five-things/770210002/


How good or awful of a Supreme Court Justice would he be?

I don't know. No one else here knows either.

It will be interesting to see whom among us thinks they know.....:>)

He seems like a nice man. But It is impossible to grow up in the DC Metro area... be a long time political person.. and not be liberal swamp creature.

This was a sucky pick. He will be another Kennedy when we needed another Scalia

 

[Zam-Zam]

He seems like a nice man. But It is impossible to grow up in the DC Metro area... be a long time political person.. and not be liberal swamp creature.

This was a sucky pick. He will be another Kennedy when we needed another Scalia

I'll reserve judgement for now.

 

[Spamature]

… about new Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, courtesy of USA Today:

Not the first
His mother, Martha, was the first Judge Kavanaugh in the family, having gone to law school during his youth in order to become a Maryland prosecutor and trial judge.

From Clinton to Bush
He was a whiz kid on independent counsel Ken Starr's staff in the 1990s as part of the investigation that led to President Bill Clinton's impeachment. Later, he became a White House counsel and staff secretary to President George W. Bush.

Memories of 9/11
His first date with his future wife, Bush's personal secretary Ashley Estes, was on September 10, 2001. The next morning, they were among those whisked out of the White House during the 9/11 attacks.

'Coach K'
That's his nickname on his daughters' Catholic Youth Organization basketball teams, which he coaches in his off hours. The real Coach K, of course, is Duke's Mike Krzyzewski.

A man for others
He took his Catholic upbringing at Georgetown Preparatory School to heart by serving meals to the homeless and mentoring underprivileged children. "I've tried to live that creed," he said Monday night.


https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...ominee-brett-kavanaugh-five-things/770210002/


How good or awful of a Supreme Court Justice would he be?

I don't know. No one else here knows either.

It will be interesting to see whom among us thinks they know.....:>)

None of that says what kind of justice he would be . The closest any of that comes to telling us is that he was the whiz kid on the first Republican witch hunt against Hillary Clinton.

 

[ObamacareForever]

… about new Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, courtesy of USA Today:

Not the first
His mother, Martha, was the first Judge Kavanaugh in the family, having gone to law school during his youth in order to become a Maryland prosecutor and trial judge.

From Clinton to Bush
He was a whiz kid on independent counsel Ken Starr's staff in the 1990s as part of the investigation that led to President Bill Clinton's impeachment. Later, he became a White House counsel and staff secretary to President George W. Bush.

Memories of 9/11
His first date with his future wife, Bush's personal secretary Ashley Estes, was on September 10, 2001. The next morning, they were among those whisked out of the White House during the 9/11 attacks.

'Coach K'
That's his nickname on his daughters' Catholic Youth Organization basketball teams, which he coaches in his off hours. The real Coach K, of course, is Duke's Mike Krzyzewski.

A man for others
He took his Catholic upbringing at Georgetown Preparatory School to heart by serving meals to the homeless and mentoring underprivileged children. "I've tried to live that creed," he said Monday night.


https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...ominee-brett-kavanaugh-five-things/770210002/


How good or awful of a Supreme Court Justice would he be?

I don't know. No one else here knows either.

It will be interesting to see whom among us thinks they know.....:>)

Does he like long walks on the beach too?
This is just People magazine celebrity gossip for Republicans.

 

[Addy]

It will be interesting to see whom among us thinks they know.....:>)

He's Trump's choice that speaks volumes.

 

[marvin martian]

None of that says what kind of justice he would be . The closest any of that comes to telling us is that he was the whiz kid on the first Republican witch hunt against Hillary Clinton.

Does he like long walks on the beach too?
This is just People magazine celebrity gossip for Republicans.

He's Trump's choice that speaks volumes.

As indicated earlier, and as evidenced above, his adherence to the Constitution and to basic human rights will mark him as a dangerous radical to the left.

 

[Spamature]

As indicated earlier, and as evidenced above, his adherence to the Constitution and to basic human rights will mark him as a dangerous radical to the left.

That's an opinion about his opinions, not a fact.

 

[RickWA]

As indicated earlier, and as evidenced above, his adherence to the Constitution and to basic human rights will mark him as a dangerous radical to the left.

These people (excerpted) aren't liberals. They are leftists. Huge difference. HUGE.

 

[Zam-Zam]

He's Trump's choice that speaks volumes.

That would be equally true for any President.

What kind of SCOTUS Justice he would be is a matter of speculation. I will withhold judgement for the time being, although I'm sure others will not.

 

[Zam-Zam]

Does he like long walks on the beach too?
This is just People magazine celebrity gossip for Republicans.

They're simply facts, as presented by USA Today.

You shouldn't let them trouble you.

 

[Zam-Zam]

None of that says what kind of justice he would be . The closest any of that comes to telling us is that he was the whiz kid on the first Republican witch hunt against Hillary Clinton.

No such claim was ever made, at least not by me.

They're just facts.

 

[ObamacareForever]

They're simply facts, as presented by USA Today.

You shouldn't let them trouble you.

I think I read the same fawning profile in Tiger Beat magazine about Justin Beiber.
Did you know the Beibs loves his mother? Or that he has 3 cats? Or that his favorite food is pickles?

 

[ObamacareForever]

None of that says what kind of justice he would be . The closest any of that comes to telling us is that he was the whiz kid on the first Republican witch hunt against Hillary Clinton.

I get the feeling right-wingers are cutting Brett Kavanaugh pictures into little hearts and making collages to hang over their beds. It's the same thing my sister did to Jonathan Taylor Thomas circa 1995 only weirder.

 

[Spamature]

I get the feeling right-wingers are cutting Brett Kavanaugh pictures into little hearts and making collages to hang over their beds. It's the same thing my sister did to Jonathan Taylor Thomas circa 1995 only weirder.

I still say if Republicans were smart they'd drag it out until after the election as a carrot to their voters and ram him through in the lame duck session. So I hope gopers get their valentine as soon as possible.

 

[RickWA]

I think I read the same fawning profile in Tiger Beat magazine about Justin Beiber.
Did you know the Beibs loves his mother? Or that he has 3 cats? Or that his favorite food is pickles?

On top of everything else you have shared...now you read Tiger Beat Magazine?!?

Good grief.

 

[RickWA]

I get the feeling right-wingers are cutting Brett Kavanaugh pictures into little hearts and making collages to hang over their beds. It's the same thing my sister did to Jonathan Taylor Thomas circa 1995 only weirder.

I'm not sure who you consider to be "right wingers", but I am disappointed in this choice.