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I felt like we were getting close to that point with W, especially after he was reelected, and we got him bragging about having a mandate. This led into Terri Schiavo, to plans to gut Social Security, etc. It's just that a lot of terrible things happened for the GOP in 2005-2006 and they lost their footing with the public. I don't think that will happen now, so I do worry it's just going to get more and more extreme once the Republicans keep control of Congress this November, with nothing in place to stop it.

Stevens is one of the justice they hated (along with Souter) because they saw him as a turncoat. As for why McConnell has pushed this confirmation so much, I think he sees it as a power grab - if they can do this then they will prove nothing can stop them, it will demoralize many on the left (as many on the left will blame Democrats and the FBI and the CIA and go into "why bother" mode, as they are already doing). Beyond that, this guy is also beloved by Bushies, who still have a lot of sway in DC. W personally called and lobbied to Jeff Flake.

Richard Shoberg (probably closer to around the time he was on Somerset) in the PSA at the end of this.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-am-an-independent-impartial-judge-1538695822 PR op-ed. Or as I call it: He has finished off the last shreds of respect anyone had for the SCOTUS.

A 2011 documentary about the well-publicized 2009 incident where a woman drove up the wrong side of the road, killing herself, her nieces, daughter, and the three passengers in the other car. (this has some graphic crime scene photos)

The media wants Republicans to win. It's easier and safer for them - it's a comfort blanket. They have declining influence but still too much. The far right always turns out the vote. I think in my lifetime as a voter they have only stayed home, sort of, once or twice, at most. This is one of the reasons I have assumed all along Republicans will keep Congress. It's going to be a kick in the stomach, but at least it's one I will expect. I'm sure you have also noticed the sharp increase in articles telling us over and over that Democrats will spend this and that amount of time investigating Trump if they win. This is a way to remind voters that Democrats have an agenda and don't care about the country.

When I see the Kavanaugh stories on Twitter I keep seeing tweets from that Jedidiah woman who was canned from The View, who is a hardcore far right truth-teller now that she has a book to sell. I wonder if anyone told her that none of the clout she's chasing is ever going to stop for her - there are a million other interchangeable Fox News and lecture circuit ladies who already fill that slot.

There are some decent elements (like Bianca's story, among others). Part of it is my Greenlee block. I associate her with the worst of AMC.

There were some elements of that run I did really enjoy - much more than the supposed return to form afterward that actually made me quit watching the show - but it was ruined by McTavish veering wildly out of control, as per usual, with things like the Kit Fisher story (I almost typed Kit Fister, which would be another type of story entirely) and Adam tricking Liza into being impregnated with his sperm.

I assume Sasse is voting yes and this is just clickbait.

I read that Trump's favorite Faux and Friends show was chiding him about the way he spoke about Ford at his last rally, so I wonder if that may have buried this in the Senate even further.

If this goes on much longer I think they will pause and then use this as a GOTV tool to motivate extremists and bigots and woman-haters. It's probably what their best move would have been all along.

The best part to me was the song. It's terrific. I will say going from reminders of that era to my phone being corrupted by you know who was incredibly depressing synergy.

The lovely Aisha Tyler was back on The Talk today and I saw the first minute or two, where they plugged the People cover story/interview with John, Laurie and Sara. They then cut to Sara and it really would break your heart - she looked so crushed inside. This year has turned into such a hell for her I don't know how she copes.

I feel so old seeing this horrible, horrible era already pushed into movies. W did not deserve to have Sam Rockwell playing him. and I feel a bit ashamed for finding him hot even in that role...

That doesn't really seem like Viki, but it was entertaining enough (and at least it gave Erika something to do). Who was the killer anyway?

Exactly. Remember how the Tea Party were so new and different from your usual Republicans? And then they turned out to be the same (only even more insane)? It's just the same rotting fruitcake with different, ever-cheaper wrapping paper.

Clip #5 from November 29 1984 has a Beth/galpal scene that is one of the most blatant examples of a talk-to character and expository dialogue that I have ever seen. It's a credit to Judi Evans that she makes it feel as real as she does. The Brandon stuff is just...so bad and so needless, isn't it? And gutless, considering they did nothing with the black Spauldings outside of a handful of material 15 years later. Greg Beecroft is surprisingly good in the scene where he confronts Annabelle, but I can't help noticing that nobody seems to be mentioning Hillary Bauer as a reason to get answers, and nobody seems to even care that she died because of their mystery.

I see that the spin on the right (and in some of the media) is that generic ballot numbers and some races (like FL-Gov) are tightening because the right is "fired up" over Kavanaugh. The truth is that these races were always going to be close, because the GOP knows how to mobilize their vote while suppressing the votes of many Democrats. It doesn't matter what the GOP says or does - mouthbreathers out there will always support them. Meanwhile, many Democrats can't even cast a vote, especially if they are not white. That isn't a sexy story, and it isn't a story that will demoralize Democrats, so we're getting this version, which will tell the left that if Republicans keep Congress (which I've always thought and still think is very likely), it's because they dared to be upset about a man who is alleged to be a blind alcoholic and serial harasser/assaulter of women, and is also seemingly a blatantly partisan hack and perv. It's a good way to help depress them enough to make the next two years easier for the extremist agenda.

I don't think this return is entirely off Kim's past, so I don't think they would get the same type of writing, but sadly they aren't likely to return anyway. The biggest problem is that so many fans, and even Claire King herself, seem to just remember Kim as a huge bitch. That means we get these OTT bitchy moments, without what made her who she was.

It is. It's also blatant pandering to social conservatives before the election. These people have too much power. Didn't GA's current governor declare bankruptcy? Republicans didn't seem to care. I guess it's different with Abrams. What a surprise.

This is one of those sneeringly "clever" twists that the limp dicks on the far right think will "own" liberals. Oh you love gay marriage, so why are you complaining, ha ha ha. I hope some of the people who are threatened by this have their wedding ceremonies on the White House lawn.

What gets me is I keep seeing people say this stuff means nothing, when they were happy to jump all over anything, even a misquote or getting a date wrong, to "prove" Ford was a liar.

Sorry about that. Here's another version. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/26/climate/epa-etzel-children-health-program.html I read that if Democrats win the House, there's a good chance most of Trump's NAFTA stuff won't go through anyway. (and of course if the Democrats do let it go through you will get a lot of "they're selling out to their corporate beholders")

This is the type of thing going on every day that we almost never hear about, and is just going to have such disastrous long-term consequences. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/26/climate/epa-etzel-children-health-program.html