re: #245 wheat-dogg

I suspect Trump picked Kavanaugh as part of his effort to ingratiate himself with the Old Money factions of the GOP, who still consider Trump a parvenu.

Right, I think Kavanaugh was going to be a finalist on any SCOTUS shortlist for a Republican President. But I think Trump definitely got the short of it from his advisers that Kavanaugh is a strong believer in protecting the executive and that probably is what sold him in the end. But anyhow what we’re seeing with Kavanaugh is how the GOP establishment is definitely just as messed up as Trump.