[Granny Bear]

This is where you're not considering the events at the time of Kennedy's nomination. Democrats had a 55-45 advantage in the Senate after winning it back during the 1986 elections. Kennedy was Reagan's third choice. Robert Bork was his first but in typical fashion these days Dems used the race card to scare the Senate away from voting for Bork. They managed to pull a few moderate Republicans on board with them although a couple of Dems did vote for Bork, something we would never see happen now. His second selection was Doug Ginsburg, no relation to Ruth. Dems went to the length of using marijuana he smoked in college (Which they're fighting for that "right" now) against him and due to the pressure of that he withdrew his name from the nomination. So now it's down to Kennedy.

Look, I used to troll these boards a lot when I posted more especially in the football threads. With that being said, abortion is nothing to troll about. This is nearly 60 million lives that have been lost. The combination of you posting on here about being a Christian but then defending abortion and the LGBT agenda is sick, and then judging us by saying that we don't help the poor - you don't know me or TRT or Hoot or Granny Bear or anyone else on this board - but yet accuse us of being judgmental with your constant accusations of us not caring about the poor despite not knowing a thing about us.

Don't despair but keep in mind the person(s) with whom you are arguing.

There have been times when I have disagreed with every single poster in this forum. I actually like to post a different perspective or opposite opinion, so that I can hear my counterpart's debate and rationale that got them to their position. It's fun!! And I have learned so much. Sometimes, I've even changed my opinion. (i.e. Harry Rex Vonner)

But intelligent debate hasn't existed in this forum for quite some time. It cannot exist when you have people who restate what YOU have said, will not take ownership of what THEY have said, duck, dodge, defer and finally offer personal insults once they have nothing else.

For me, it isn't worth the effort.

Remember WideRight, a fool will bring you down to their level and beat you at their own game.