The Continuing Adventures of Bohu and Tohu (Episode 7)
B: It’s not
going to happen. There will be no blue wave.
T: You seem
pretty sure about this.
B: I’m
absolutely sure. And even if there is wave of “blue” votes, it won’t make any
difference. Let’s look at the 2016 campaign. That election was decided before the primaries even began!
T: What do
you mean? Bohu, I’m beginning to worry about you…
B: Here, let me spell it out for you.
First, within hours of Judge Scalia’s
death, the Senate basically decided there would be no SCOTUS nominees considered until after the next election in 9 months. Let the next President choose.
They said, “Let’s let the American people decide.”
Obama’s SCOTUS nomination never even got a hearing.
Obama’s SCOTUS nomination never even got a hearing.
Second, as Election Day approached,
all the polls indicated that the democrats were favored to win the Senate and
the Presidency. This is significant because if the democrats won the Senate and
the Presidency they would absolutely control the next SCOTUS appointment. In
spite of this, the Senate refused to budge on a SCOTUS nominee.
In fact, it’s almost as if they
doubled down on the outcome. They went “all or nothing!”
Third, democrat candidates got more
votes nationwide than republicans and they still
lost the Senate and the Presidency.
They knew who was going to win. There
was never any doubt.
T: (Jaw
drops)
B: Stop
drooling. It gets better. You remember all those loud accusations of “voter
fraud?”
T: But … but
they said, “Let's let the American
people decide” …
*The words
Bohu and Tohu are derived from Hebrew characters found in the creation story.
These characters are frequently translated as "Formless and Void" and
describe the vast and empty emptiness of the earth prior to the acts of
creation. I imagine the personifications of these characters have been around
for at least that long, too.