Dr. Ford's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee (Motto "11 angry white male republicans remaking the judiciary in their image since 2014") has been a slam dunk for Ford. This putative prosecutor, behind whom the republican members of the Judiciary Committee are hiding, is, to use a singular and technical legal phrase-awful.
One cannot help but wonder what Republican Susan Collins of Maine, who is likely watching these proceedings from her office, is thinking. All that is needed to defeat this nomination is two Republican nay votes. If Collins comes out publicly against Kavanaugh, the dam will break and he will be headed to inglorious infamy along side the names of , inter alia, John Parker (Hoover), John Marshall Harlan II (Ike) who wasn't reported out of committee for his "ultra-liberal views"Clement Haynsworth (you don't see many people named Clement these days), Harold Carswell -both Nixon nominees that paved the way for Harry Blackmun, Douglas Ginsberg and Robert Bork, (Reagan) paving the way for Tony Kennedy.
I only watched a few minutes, but Ford makes a great witness. She comes across as bright, friendly, honest, and almost naively innocent. I've got to image the odds on Kavanaugh getting confirmed are dropping by the minute.
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ReplyDeleteRumpole. You failed to mention George Bush nominee Harriet Miers. She may have been the least qualified nominee in history.
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Rachel Mitchell was was ineffective. They needed ASA Laura Adams. Adams is smarter, more articulate, and attractive.
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ReplyDeleteYou go to the point of referring to "white" men.
What does race have to do with any of this?
Somebody is lying here. You'd rarely get a conviction in a he said, she said, battery trial. There's doubt by reason of irreconcilable conflict. With the Senate advise and consent hearing, the nominee has to come off as unimpeachable. I am no so sure that the nominee was that credible to the eye of the public. But, the public does not decide. That obligation goes to the senators. Some will have their doubts. Some will hold their noses and put on the rose colored glasses. Most will decide along partisan lines. Some see nothing but a highly qualified nominee. Next to follow: A massive letter writing campaign to the senators from the voters, pro and con.
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