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How This GOP Senator Reacted to the Dems' Tantrum on the Judiciary Committee Was Pure Gold

Matt Vespa
Matt Vespa  |  July 17, 2025 10:00 PM

We’re better. It’s plain and simple. It didn’t always used to be this way—Republicans were adrift in the social media game during the Obama years. But we’ve adapted, and we’re better. Senate Democrats on the Judiciary Committee stormed out in protest over the nomination of Emil Bove for a federal judgeship. They claim rules were broken. Leah wrote about this performance art today:

“You are a good man. You are a decent man, why are you doing this? What is Donald Trump saying to you that are making you do something which is violating the decorum of this committee, the rules of this committee, the decency and the respect that we have each other to at least hear each other out?” Booker asked. 

“This is unjust. This is wrong," he continued. "It is the further deterioration of this committee’s integrity with a person like this. What are you afraid of?” 

Who cares? Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) didn’t, proceeding with the vote as if nothing was happening, which was hilarious. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) went on a prolonged tirade about the rules and process, though conceding that Republicans would likely advance Bove anyway. So, you admit the GOP can do this, but you’re mad they’re not taking the extra steps to do it or something. It’s funny because Democrats would eschew the rules to force their whack jobs through for a vote. 

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) had the best tweet to sum up this circus act by using Otter’s speech from Animal House to mock them. It’s perfect: 

We’re all tired of their theatrics. It’s time for the adults to do work, kids. Sit down and shut up.