Mobsters

I believe Christine Blasey Ford. I don't "believe the woman," as in following a meme, though women making accusations of sexual assault are almost always telling the truth. I believe this exact person. She told what really happened. Brett Kavanaugh lied. He attempted to rape her. The reason I believe the way I do is intuitive - she resonates as truthful. He doesn't.

There are plenty of other reasons. Kavanaugh was nominated by our illegitimate president and serial assaulter of women Donald J. Trump. Trump also insists Kavanaugh is innocent, as he does about himself.

Another reason to believe her is Kavanaugh's demeanor at the Thursday hearing. He was belligerent, disrespectful, enraged and evasive. He tried to distract the senators from the topic at hand with accusations of a "Democratic" search and destroy mission, revenge on behalf of the Clintons, and of lying in wait with charges of sexual assault.

Nice try, there, Kavanaugh. You only showed yourself to be a paranoid, unstable political hack. You should never be a judge at any level, much less the Supreme Court. If the FBI does a reasonably thorough investigation of your past you very likely will no longer be a Federal judge. You can hack somewhere else.

One positive result of this debacle will likely be a recognition of the "Republican" party for what it is: a criminal organization. By reducing the judicial appointment process to a reward system for political hacks the "Republicans" have given the country a peek into their true nature as criminal sociopaths.

I can safely say that the “Republican” party is a criminal organization for four very good reasons: voter suppression, election theft, crony capitalism and climate change denial. Voter suppression and election theft go hand-in-hand, as does gerrymandering of congressional districts. The oft-repeated claim that both sides gerrymander does not lessen its criminality.

Crony capitalism – the regulatory and tax favoritism granted to corporations that pay - in the form of bribes - campaign contributions, junkets, vacations, gifts, jobs for relatives, and sometimes the blatantly illegal transfers of cash - is practiced by both parties, but to a much greater degree by the “Republicans.” That “Democrats” are also guilty of crony capitalism again does not make it any less criminal. It just points out that we have a corrupt political system.

The worst, and most revealing of "Republican" criminality is climate change denial. The entire planetary ecosystem is at risk, including homo sapiens - humans, yet "Republicans" insist that there is no evidence that fossil fuels are causing the planet to heat up. "Republicans" are paid by the fossil fuel industry and its collaborators in related industries, such as automobile manufacturing and provision of electrical power. It has nothing to do with ideology and all to do with raw, sociopathic criminality. They are paid to deny that climate change exists, and they can win elections with more advertising money.

We already have a rigged Supreme Court, with "Republican" appointees having carried the majority for the past few decades. Currently the court is tied at 4 apiece between "Democrats" and "Republicans," so one more will make it securely "Republican" again. It will be interesting to see if the FBI investigation turns up anything about Kavanaugh. I suspect it will. It may not be enough. The mobsters want very badly for their man to be on the court. They likely will get their wish.
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This album is appropriate. The Godfather of Soul. Here's another song. And another. And this. The Beatles. Johnny Cash. Randy Newman. Bob Dylan. Roy Orbison. Neil Young. Dave Mason. Peter Tosh. The Grateful Dead.

Here's a story from the past about Trump's gangster nature. Here's another. The New Republic calls Trump a mobster president. For a story on Trump's ties to organized crime, click here. Let's not leave his supporters out. Here's some background on how "Conservatives" go along with Trump. "Republican" Senate staffers kept Deborah Ramirez from testifying about Kavanaugh.

History repeats itself.