Apparently when they tasted the appeal of Bolshevism.
“Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength,” reflected longshoreman philosopher Eric Hoffer. The events of the last month affirm this wisdom.
“Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength,” reflected longshoreman philosopher Eric Hoffer. The events of the last month affirm this wisdom.
As one Hill staffer explained, the protesters work in shifts the way assembly-line workers do. They clock-in, then shout, hold signs, and hector lawmakers.
Some, finding their way to the House side of Capitol Hill, need impromptu education sessions instructing that the lower-chamber does not vote on judges. When their shifts end, they abruptly clock-out and another group of workers takes their place.
The insult that liberals protest because they do not hold jobs does not work here. These liberals protest as part of their jobs.
Democrats, already driven to vote this November given their distaste for the president, did not need added incentive. Rather than boost Democratic turnout, the Kavanaugh hearings instead inflamed Republican voters and alienated many independents.
The fit Dems threw because of their minority status does not block another conservative from the court and may very well prevent Dems from regaining either house. It creates a boy-who-cried-wolf perception that prevents another stunt, or at least impedes its effectiveness
