Why the Republicans won't give up on Kavanaugh: The Concorde Fallacy

[Towlie]

The Concorde Fallacy is an aspect of human behavior (and apparently also observed in other animals), where an investment gradually turns bad, but instead of abandoning it the investors continue to invest more and more to avoid the alternative of accepting the loss. The general result is that what could have been a relatively small loss turns into a much larger loss, as in the case of the Concorde.

I think this phenomenon may be affecting the Republicans. Kavanaugh is looking worse and worse as time goes on, but Republicans are now behaving like Chevy Chase in National Lampoon's Vacation, determined to get to the destination no matter what the consequences.

I certainly hope they pay the price for their irrationality.

[eleny]

1. They took a big hit when Senator John McC refused to go along with ending the ACA

Feels to me like they're doubling down on Kavanaugh even though he appears downright dangerous.

[BigmanPigman]

2. Graham already said he will vote YES

even if he committed the crimes. What a sick motherfcker. That is truly psycho behavior.

[sellitman]

3. Their reward will be Trump will survive Meuller

Kavanaugh will make sure Trump is above the law. That was why he was picked and that is why they will go to the mat for him. It's so clear to me that I'm surprised there is even a question in anyone's mind.

[greymattermom]

5. So can't Mueller

refer anything he finds about Jared and Jr. to state prosecutors? Trump would stay in office but be alone in the White House. If Democrats win the House, he won't be able to do anything except survive impeachment.

[Danascot]

6. The GOP wants Kav there to rule on Gamble v. United States

A Supreme Court Case Could Liberate Trump to Pardon His Associates

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/09/trump-pardon-orrin-hatch-supreme-court/571285/

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. It's also sunken cost.

[JI7]

7. no, it's about preserving White Male Privilege

[marylandblue]

8. It's also about being so close they can taste it, and they may not get another chance.

They are just two or three Republican Senators away from controlling the Supreme Court. All they have to do is give those 2 or 3 of their own a fig leaf for their shame, and they have what they've wanted for years. Kavanaugh is not at all a lost cause.