{"id":100416,"date":"2022-03-01T20:50:27","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T01:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=100416"},"modified":"2022-03-01T20:50:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T01:50:33","slug":"the-daily-gouge-archive-monday-february-28th-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=100416","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge Archive, Monday, February 28th, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Monday, February 28th, 2022…but before we begin, this item from George Lawlor got us thinking<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span>…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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So Ketanji is “extraordinarily qualified” for the highest court in the land.\u00a0 We can only assume, by the discredited Donna Brazile<\/em><\/span><\/a>‘s standards, were she a White<\/em><\/span> female instead of “Brown”, she’d merely be “ordinarily qualified”.\u00a0 And if a White male, or at least one who identifies as male, “utterly un<\/em><\/span>qualified”.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s the good news: First, if Senate Republican’s play this right, they can use Jackson’s confirmation hearings to call attention to past statements revealing her biases (she’s essentially “a politician in robes<\/em><\/span><\/a>“), as well as her less than stellar record of\u00a0high-profile rulings later overruled by higher courts<\/a><\/em><\/span>.\u00a0 She’s going to get confirmed, so don’t give The Left unnecessary ammunition for November.\u00a0 As Dan McLaughlin notes at NRO<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Republicans can score political points, deny Biden any political points, and maximize their odds of defeating the nominee if they stay focused, treat Jackson with dignity and respect, and talk about her record and what progressives do on the bench. There is a time and a place for smash-mouth politics, but this will not be one of those.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>“<\/p>\n

Second, she’s not a serious jurist; She has no gravitas.\u00a0 Therefore she’ll be a non-force on the court.\u00a0 Sure, she’ll be a dependable Socialist vote, but, like Sonia Sotomayor, she’ll have no influence on her fellow justices.<\/strong><\/p>\n

BTW, since Blacks constitute approximately 13% of the population, and Jackson’s confirmation would make 22% of the Supremes Black, can we assume they’ll then<\/em><\/span> be more<\/em><\/span> than represented, at least on SCOTUS?\u00a0 Sorry, we forgot: Clarence Thomas isn’t authentically<\/em><\/span> Black.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, here’s The Gouge<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

First up, anyone else remember this…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Biden, 2019: “Imagine what can happen in Ukraine” if Trump is reelected.pic.twitter.com\/8CIlaETgdi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kyle Martinsen (@KyleMartinsen_) February 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n