Sen. Ted Cruz wasn’t the only guy who set the Democrats straight. Sen. Ben Sasse laid it all out there, and it was perfection.
"The hysteria around Supreme Court confirmation hearings" comes from "a fundamental misunderstanding of the role of the Supreme Court in American life now," @BenSasse says. "Our political commentary talks about the Supreme Court like they're people wearing red and blue jerseys." pic.twitter.com/8ZjJwmXhYp
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) September 4, 2018
Right? I mean, there are women in the back of that room screaming at the top of their lungs, acting like Kavanaugh’s confirmation will strip them of their rights. They act like their lives are in peril.
He straight up schooled them. Sit down for a quick lesson, kids.
Inject this @BenSasse opening statement directly into my veins. Gosh this is amazing 🔥🔥 #KavanaughConfirmation pic.twitter.com/eLn35pefkk
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 4, 2018
He continued: “Judge Kavanaugh doesn’t hate women and children. Judge Kavanaugh doesn’t lust after dirty water and stinky air. No, looking at his record, it seems to me that what he actually dislikes are legislators that are too lazy and risk-averse to do our actual jobs.”
Sen. Ben Sasse: "Judge Kavanaugh doesn't hate women and children. Judge Kavanaugh doesn't lust after dirty water and stinky air. No, looking at his record, it seems to me that what he actually dislikes are legislators that are too lazy and risk-averse to do our actual jobs" pic.twitter.com/0a8W6v7ASp
— Deena Zeina Zaru 👩🏻💻 (@Deena_Zaru) September 4, 2018
It’s ridiculous that this even needs to be stated in a confirmation hearing, but this is the environment Democrats have created.
#OverIt