Is the GOP wedded to Kavanaugh? McConnell seems to signal that he doesn’t care one way or the other. Trump is wedded to Kavanaugh, and I think that has to do with Kavanaugh’s expansive immunity to criminal charges/indictments by a sitting president.

Trump doesn’t give a shit about anything else.

But since this is Trump’s guy, the GOP are going to continue this farce, even as they all know how bad the guy is - because he’s also the guy who gets them a step closer to repealing Roe and rolling back civil and voting rights. But everyone else on the Heritage/Federalist list would do that too.

So, I’m not sure what the game plan is here, especially as Kavanaugh’s nomination is under increasing scrutiny and doubt is creeping in among even the GOP Senate. Are they thinking they can string this out until right before the election? Do they think this fight energizes their base?

Can it energize the Democratic party base? Seeing how voters didn’t think the judiciary was a big issue in 2016, not sure it resonates now. Trump’s idiotic trade war is a bigger issue/threat, as is his immigration policy. The best thing going for Democrats right now is GOP incompetence.

Like GOP NY Rep. Collins, who was indicted on insider trading, insisting that he’s going to remain in the race to run for reelection for his upstate district.

McConnell might be a great tactician in how to manipulate the rules to the GOP’s benefit, but everyone else in the GOP doesn’t seem to have a clue how things work.

And of course, Mueller’s got more indictments that will be coming too.