In this current Trump reality, many feel as if their hands are tied. Of all the players involved, none feel the pain of inability to effect change so acutely as the Democratic Party.

The collective performance of opposition members on the Senate Judiciary Committee during the first day of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings was one for the record books. But instead of taking a legitimate stand against the nominee, their deliberate and continued calls for adjournment were nothing but last-ditch attempts from a group resigned to a future failure. They know they can do nothing.