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thinkingagain

(906 posts) Thu Oct 4, 2018, 07:06 PM Oct 2018

Here is my thought regarding those senators on the fence on Kavanaugh

If you have to “think about it” it should be a no vote because if he was such a great guy it be so ovious that there would be no thinking needed.

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Here is my thought regarding those senators on the fence on Kavanaugh (Original Post) thinkingagain Oct 2018 OP

They have to pretend to be really concerned and to have given it a lot of careful thought The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #1

Yep, its all theater. pwb Oct 2018 #2

A lot of politics is theater, except that this is really bad theatre. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #3

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,719 posts)

1. They have to pretend to be really concerned and to have given it a lot of careful thought

Reply to thinkingagain (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2018, 07:09 PM

Oct 2018

before they go ahead and vote with the party like they were going to do anyhow.

pwb

(11,275 posts)

2. Yep, its all theater.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 4, 2018, 07:12 PM

Oct 2018

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,719 posts)

3. A lot of politics is theater, except that this is really bad theatre.

Reply to pwb (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 4, 2018, 07:20 PM

Oct 2018

It's Mystery Politics Theater 3000, where we're trapped watching really terrible and stupid and fake political proceedings and all we can do is sit helplessly and offer snarky comments.

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