Remember the "Rubio aide" view that “There are American workers who, for lack of a better term, can’t cut it"? That's the Conda/Kethledge outlook. You want that on SCOTUS deciding rules for border, @RealDonaldTrump? https://t.co/X7ptevpkXf https://t.co/4I5JbpLUr6
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 8, 2018
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Add to this @AnnCoulter testimony (she worked with Kethledge and Rubio Gang of 8 Svengali Cesar Conda) that Kethledge is "opposite of Trump on immigration." https://t.co/7kZiKEpFCF https://t.co/3VhGg1OzKG
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 8, 2018
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SSCOTUS Frontrunner Raymond Kethledge's Record Reveals Immigration Weakness https://t.co/ibhpCDj1xH via @BreitbartNews
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 8, 2018
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'He'll be an easy confirmation'– someone to GHWBush in 1991, about Clarence Thomas. https://t.co/VUcqnMNQvM
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 8, 2018
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Were they chanting "Borders, yes. Kethledge, no!"? https://t.co/BHtlU2slGu
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 8, 2018
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1) Trump is quite sensitive to unrest in his base 2) In this case, McConnell's argument is that Kethledge will be an easy confirmation. Pushback now shows that this argument is wrong. Immigration is a bit of a hot button right now! Kethledge is on wrong side. https://t.co/jVMDzoqJkP
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 8, 2018
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Huh? DACA cases will hit court within months. If you don't think court are capable of frustrating Trump's agenda you've never heard of the ACLU. https://t.co/ryqhsRmOt2
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 8, 2018
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Thanks. Try WH switchboard 202 456 1414 or McConnell's Senate (not leadership) office 202 225 2541. Don't think they can shut down the WH switchboard…. https://t.co/SeKXY02Ut1
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 8, 2018
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Point is to let them know there is opposition to Kethledge that ain't going away. They may actually not realize this. Try White House too 202 456 1414. Mere act of calling sends message (whether or not they refer you to the "comment line.") https://t.co/SEo8Bf0yAu
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 8, 2018
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Pretty much full-on emergency: McConnell snatching defeat from victory by pushing "Maximum Immigration" Kethledge for SCOTUS. All possible pushback needed. Try calling McConnell's Senate office 202 224-2541 if can't get through to Leader's office via switchboard (202 224 3121) https://t.co/6QBkBO8201
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 8, 2018
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Maybe call White House switchboard too–202 456-1414. Let them know "Maximum Immigration" Kethledge will NOT be an easy confirmation. … https://t.co/6QBkBO8201
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 8, 2018
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This is really happening. At last minute, McConnell is pushing the TWO WORST CANDIDATES on immigration, Kethledge (awful) and Hardiman. Maybe call McConnell's office to tell him what you think. 202 224 3121 ask for Majority Leader's office. https://t.co/CLQxVA7d4c
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 8, 2018
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Matters not for individual deportation cases so much as big decisions-on DACA, catch & release, the Wall, sanctuary cities-now hurtling toward SCOTUS. Will determine success or failure of Trump immigration agenda. More important than whether his pick is a surprise or a Bushie. https://t.co/mbTGOFW9oh
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 7, 2018
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"Kethledge … the opposite of Trump on immigration" https://t.co/7kZiKEpFCF
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 7, 2018
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Not saying it is based on his (necessarily limited) record. I'm saying it is true. https://t.co/8CcKWUyqtm
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 6, 2018
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Is @RealDonaldTrump going to pick a @SCOTUS nominee (eg Kethledge) who hates his immigration policies? We'll know soon enough.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 6, 2018
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Re-upping this (from 2017) … https://t.co/JCoEGkjGPx
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 6, 2018
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If Hardiman's back in running–he's bad bet on immigration too! Fine that he gushes abt working w/ Ayuda helping lo-income immigrants w/ asylum cases. But don't expect that person to be tough on border rules. Not how world works https://t.co/5SenBbr5b4) https://t.co/Y8wBImkRgx…
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 6, 2018
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Not an easy "glide path" if they start exploring Kethledge's immigration views …. https://t.co/0xdBAhWNq8
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 6, 2018
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So "601,000 workers jumped into the labor market" last month. How does that show we've run out of workers (the Mark Zandi line)? Seems to suggest there are a lot of people still on the sidelines, no? https://t.co/w9z03EomiE
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 6, 2018
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Kethledge is SO bad on immigration–ie opposed to Trump's agenda–that if he's nominated I actually think there might be a Trump-base-driven effort to defeat him in the Senate, centered on that issue. Just hunch. Haven't talked to anyone. Only need to peel off a couple of votes https://t.co/cO8FVFMEmv
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 6, 2018
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Kethledge is so BAD ON IMMIGRATION (#1 issue to voters!**) that if @RealDonaldTrump does any kind of due diligence he will pick someone else.
By "bad on immigration" I mean opposed to Trump's efforts.
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— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 6, 2018
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A NON-IMMIGRATION CRITIQUE OF KETHLEDGE: "his tendency, not unlike his one-time boss Justice Kennedy, to resort to sweeping moral judgment" https://t.co/ju3uK4R64T Now mix that with his Kempish immigration orientation=yikes!
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 6, 2018
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Dems are not going to attack Kethledge if he's a Ryan/Abraham/'Max Immigration' person. Federalists like him for other reasons–he's one of their own. Danger is that Trump will hear silence and he'll sneak through. https://t.co/xDga5kIkro
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2018
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If Coulter worked alongside Kethledge for Sen. Abraham and says Kethledge is committed to more immigration (weak on borders) that seems like powerful evidence. https://t.co/D2589uXvaG
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2018
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