Compassionate, wise, sensible and reliable are all seemingly obvious characteristics that politicians, who are literally running an entire country of 325.7 million people, should possess. Confusingly enough, there has been an odd theme among our recently appointed leaders where nobody has these assets.
Previously a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and a staff lawyer for multiple offices of the U.S. government through nominations by George W. Bush, Judge Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court on October 6th, 2018. Despite Kavanaugh being accused by three different women on three separate drunken occasions of sexual assault, the Senate voted 50-48 in approval for the new judge.
Experienced? Yes. Qualified? No.
I believe we are witnessing a nation that is neglecting to include attributes of a genuinely considerate human being when determining who is the best fit to become a member of the United States Government. Brett Kavanaugh is not capable of handling accusations in a mature manner and acknowledging that others have been hurt by him.
While watching Kavanaugh's hearing, one can observe his repetitive nature in responding to claims he does not fully want to admit to. To anybody who is capable of reading thoughts and emotions through someone's gestures, actions, and facial expressions, it is clear that the judge is stuttering in fear he will be caught guilty. The entire dynamic of the hearing is similar to a child's playdate.
Personality traits are equally important in this situation and the oblivion to Kavanaugh's frantic demeanor is terrifying. I would have significant amounts of respect for him if he had portrayed the attitude of "I hear you and I am sorry but I do not believe that my past has a reflection in my work." Simply acting appropriately to his accusations would make his nomination somewhat reasonable because it would show he has integrity and is empathetic.
However, we must not forget that Brett Kavanaugh has sexually assaulted women in the past so one can only guess his misogynistic viewpoint will have effects in his future career and America.
Did SNL even need to make a skit out of this hearing?
Watch Live: Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing youtu.be
Spot the differences!Kavanaugh Hearing Cold Open - SNL www.youtube.com
Oh right, there are none.
