If Kavanaugh gets confirmed, he should recuse himself from many cases. But recusal is another one of those norms-not-laws. Judges recuse *themselves.* They choose to do it, because they value upholding judicial norms. Under those norms, Kavanaugh would've withdrawn by now.
Financial troubles are a go-to move for intelligence agencies and rich individuals looking to exploit someone (judge or not). Big debts opens you up to bribery, and to blackmail if it's hidden. Kavanaugh's debt and repayment could be innocuous. But unexplained, it's a concern.
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Indeed. It just fits with what we're seeing so far imo. I would think that a reasonable person would have withdrawn by now. Even if Kavanaugh is innocent, his testimony is riddled with bad lies, etc, that would prove embarrassing for anyone, I would think.
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And if he didn't want to, a reasonable party would've pushed him to. GOP putting SCOTUS at risk by hanging on to Kavanaugh in a dragged out process rather than replacing him with someone easy to confirm (I'd go with an experienced woman). Morbidly fascinating, like a car crash.
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Yeah and the apparent disregard for his own staggering hypocrisy regarding the whole process makes McConnell look rather suspect as well. But, that could also just be standard GOP modus operandi at this point I guess...
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McConnell very obviously does not care about hypocrisy. That's been clear for a while.
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It's problematic to me, this cycle of GOP hypocrisy & Dem "playing by the rules to lead by example". It's a problem to have someone punch you in the face but then tell you it's bad form to punch back while they continue to punch. I don't see a solution good for democracy.
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I mean, the fact that his finances aren't a MAJOR concern is more than troubling.