No, I won’t back down.
No, I won’t back down.
You can stand me up at the gates of hell
Gonna stand my ground.
And I won’t back down.
—–Tom Petty
Commentators from all over the political spectrum have noted that conservative judges are plentiful and fairly fungible, so Trump could withdraw the Kavanaugh nomination and still wind up with a very similar result. The question for today is, will he?
Of course not. Trump has to personally identify with the poor entitled frat boy swatting at the pesky #MeToo monsters like an embattled King Kong. In addition, he learned long ago that backing down just betrays weakness, and weakness is to be avoided at all costs. Be on the attack 24/7/365. That’s what made America great. At least, it’s what made him great.
And so, we’re heading for some awful theater that will combine features of both comedy and tragedy. It will be must see TV. But then, the OJ chase was, too.