(1) The Left referring to the committee as "old" & "wanting power" is revealing.
"Old" is code for white male. ID politics has nothing to do w/ this case. Besides, us older people are usually wiser.
Every politician wants power. Those who earn election wins rightly wield it.
"Old" is code for white male. ID politics has nothing to do w/ this case. Besides, us older people are usually wiser.
Every politician wants power. Those who earn election wins rightly wield it.
(2) The other dimension to attacking this group of senators as "old" relates to the fundamental difference between so-called "progressives" and conservatives.
Just about every dispute between the Dimms and the GOP comes down to this.
Just about every dispute between the Dimms and the GOP comes down to this.
(3) As a former SJW, I believe I understand this issue well. I used to believe that as humanity gained knowledge over time, new ideas were inherently superior to old ideas. Woodrow Wilson represented this belief system & made damaging changes to the US system of govt bc of it.
(4) If someone believes that new ideas > old ideas, then they will draw all kinds of irrational conclusions to age old problems like how to deal with sexual assault allegations.
By contrast, conservatism conserves what has been shown to work, while adopting new ideas on merit.
By contrast, conservatism conserves what has been shown to work, while adopting new ideas on merit.
(5) It used to be that "innocent until proven guilty" and "due process" were largely upheld by both sides. Democrats currently believe that if a woman claims an event took place, she should be believed, without due process for the accused, especially if he is a conservative man.
(6) This irrational and anti-justice belief is bolstered with tricks like demeaning the opposition as "old." They claim bc the senators are old, they must be sexist "bastards," just trying to protect their own, resistant to "progress," and stuck in the 1950s.
(7) The current judiciary committee are not particularly old anyway. That's another key difference: conservatives tend to ignore a person's gender, age and race and focus on the merits of the situation itself. The core issue here is DUE PROCESS, not identity characteristics.
(8) If I were a Democrat strategist right now I'd be pissed about this confirmation process dragging out. There's 5 more days for Democrats to reveal their true nature before Ford is supposedly going to testify. Getting this over with would have been far better for them. LOL.
(9) There are just so many opportunities each day to take another statement like this one and unpack what is behind it, for the benefit of all those who are close to their own #WalkAway moment.
Trump always extracts maximum value from Democrat mistakes. It's glorious.
Trump always extracts maximum value from Democrat mistakes. It's glorious.
