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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIn 2003, Durbin called Kavanaugh the "Forrest Gump" of Republican politics
From the Miami Herald July 9 2018
"Jeb Bushs brother, George, then president, nominated Kavanaugh in 2003 for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit a move that didnt sit well with Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin.
Durbin, during Kavanaughs confirmation hearings, called him the Forrest Gump of Republican politics whether its Elian Gonzalez or the Starr Report, you are there.
Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article214604235.html#storylink=cpy
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In 2003, Durbin called Kavanaugh the "Forrest Gump" of Republican politics (Original Post)
Grasswire2
Oct 2018
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calimary
(89,644 posts)1. Yeah. I noticed that, too. Gee. What a coincidence...
NOT!!!!!!!!!!
Grasswire2
(13,849 posts)4. Essentially, he's the GOP's Michael Cohen.
The FIXER on the bench.
That's it.
And that puts a lot of pressure on Kav. Which is why he breaks down and blubbers. They've got him by the short and curlies and he's under tremendous pressure.
Like Cohen.
Novembrist
(35 posts)2. "Life is like a box of Vanilla Cookies...
What, you were expecting chocolates? Too dark for me!"
BumRushDaShow
(168,307 posts)3. That's an insult to Forrest Gump!