Last year, Elizabeth Warren challenged the documented history of a nominee and was silenced under an arcane rule.

This year, Mitch McConnell directly challenged the integrity of opposing Senators and the rules were ignored.

It helps to control the rules.

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Judicial philosophy is a key. So is whether a drunken teenage sexual assault occurred, with later false denials. But one other key disqualification has been proven to a moral certainty on national television. Brett Kavanaugh does not belong in a courtroom.

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An old joke and an ancient legend might give a Senator or two guidance in doing the right thing for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, and the Republic itself.

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It is a fictional lament from four decades ago. When our national leadership sees only winning and losing sides, we all lose.

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This is not the first time a President decided to use the Justice Department to prosecute political opponents.

This is just the first time a President is proud enough to boast about it in public.

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My President and his lawyer thought they could buy all the dirt their friend had on Mr. Trump. But J. Edgar Hoover had taught later generations how to play the game for fun, profit, and power.

They never had a chance.

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If Donald Trump decapitated every horse that ever won a race, he still could not intimidate intelligence officials.

He is no Dick Cheney.

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Political experts have trouble understanding our President's actions, not because of the complexity of his behavior, but because of its simplicity.

There is not an ounce of nuance within him. His path is always the shortest distance between one point.

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Photo IDs are said to prevent the type of individual voter fraud that is so close to non-existent that the requirement is sometimes referred to as a solution looking for a problem.

But photo IDs actually solve a problem no sponsor wants to admit.

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When I vote for President, Governor, or local dog catcher, It should matter that I am not a citizen of another country. So I was shocked when my conservative friend told me that San Francisco is letting non-citizens vote. Then I did some checking.

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