Kavanaugh's SC Confirmation Hearings

[Joe Fan]

 

[Mr. Deez]

Trump should go nuclear and announce a more conservative alternative to Kavanaugh if he is not confirmed.

I agree. Kavanaugh is being demonized as a hardcore conservative. He's not. He's sightly to the Right of the guy he's replacing. There were bigger conservatives on that list. He could also do a reverse RBG and appoint a blatant career conservative activist like Jay Sekulow.

 

[ProdigalHorn]

It'll be Amy Barrett (forgot her last name). Only question is can they do it by midterm? It would be tough but it's possible if they move now.

Having said that, I hate giving ground on this. This was a garbage move even by Dem standards, and this is basically giving credence to the tactic. I predict they'll have the haring today, and if they can get Jeff Flake to stop posturing and hand-wringing, they'll move forward.

 

[Joe Fan]

Sen. John Cornyn, who usually stays out of media fights came forward on this one --

“The problem is, Dr. Ford can’t remember when it was, where it was, or how it came to be. There are some gaps there that need to be filled.”​

 

[Joe Fan]

Apparently Ford is refusing to accept calls from the staff of the chairman. So Grassley has suggested any last-minute Kavanaugh hearing could be canceled if she doesn’t accept the invitation.

Grassley suggests last-minute Kavanaugh hearing could be canceled if accuser doesn’t accept invite

 

[Mr. Deez]

It'll be Amy Barrett (forgot her last name).

That's who the pick should have been. She would have been an A+. Kavanaugh is a solid B but no better.

Having said that, I hate giving ground on this. This was a garbage move even by Dem standards, and this is basically giving credence to the tactic

They don't have a choice. Flake flaked, and their majority is tiny through unforced errors.

 

[Horn6721]

What is disgusting and frustrating is everyone can see this for what it is and still there doesn't seem to be anyway to stop it.
So the vile accuser refuses to appear before the Senate committee and therefore even idiots like Flake would vote against him.

 

[Joe Fan]

This woman makes for an interesting contrast with Juanita Broaddrick who could recall the exact day, the exact time and the exact place that Bill Clinton raped her. She also told two friends the day it happened after they found her bruised and bloodied.
If the standard is "credible accusation" then Broaddrick was it.

 

[mchammer]

And if he gets on the Court, they'll want this to taint his tenure as they've tried to make Anita Hill taint Clarence Thomas’s tenure.

That’s a lot of taint in one sentence.

 

[bystander]

Julie Chen, wife of former CBS CEO, is leaving 'The Talk' show: CNNMoney

"Chen has decided that her main focus needs to be "clearing her husband's name from accusations" of alleged incidents "25-30 years ago" and tending to her son, CNNMoney quoted one of the sources as saying."

I wonder if she gives Kavanaugh the same steely benefit of the doubt.

 

[Mr. Deez]

Why don't you think Garland was cheated?

Because nobody has a right to be confirmed or have a hearing. However, somebody does have a right not to be slandered. If somebody had pulled out a 30 year old BS allegation against Garland to keep him from being confirmed, that would have been cheating him.

I just think it opened a can of worms to deny Garland the nomination.

What Democrat on the Judiciary Committee would approach things differently had Garland been previously confirmed? Not one. Unlike the GOP members on the Committee, the Democrats are all partisan liberals who virtually never break with their leadership. They weren't going to vote for any Trump nominee for the Supreme Court.

 

[bystander]

@Mr. Deez

I guess it comes back to what advise and consent really means then.

Somehow Trump got Gorsuch through... no sex accusations but was that before #metoo was born?

 

[Joe Fan]

Here is what Chuck Grassley said on the radio today --

"We have reached out to her in the last 36 hours, three or four times, by email, and we have not heard from them. So it kind of raises the question, do they want to come to the public hearing or not?"​

 

[mchammer]

I’m coming around to thinking she is a nutter, which would explain why Feinstein sat on it. It would explain all.

 

[Garmel]

 

[militaryhorn]

Oh to be 3 or 4 years old again, we could get away with molesting hot women and it would be considered cute.

 

[Joe Fan]

The woman also has some not-very-surprising ties to George Soros. For starers, there is somewhat new Soros front group called "Demand Justice" that has put $5 million in an effort to stop Kavanaugh’s confirmation. On top of that, the woman's attorney, Debra Katz, is the vice chair of another Soros' group called "Project on Government Oversight." Katz herself is well-known as a large donor to such causes as Obama, Hillary and other leftists.

It's not very difficult to see through this. Hopefully the wobbly Republicans will come to their senses.

 

[Horn6721]

I think Collins has.She was.angry at the crap Sent to her and the threats. Today she said she is puzzled by the accuser refusing to agree to be heard
Not sure about the Alaska woman.
Flake will likely pull a McCain vote, a spite vote

 

[Joe Fan]

....It's not very difficult to see through this. Hopefully the wobbly Republicans will come to their senses.

One of the warblers, Bob Corker, agrees with the idea that if the "accuser" keeps refusing to respond then it is time to "move on."

MoveOn.org was unavailable for comment

Corker: Senate Judiciary Committee Members Should ‘Move On’ If Ford Declines Opportunity To Testify

 

[Joe Fan]

I think Collins has.She was.angry at the crap Sent to her and the threats. Today she said she is puzzled by the accuser refusing to agree to be heard...

The sound of her voice does not inspire much confidence. Not now. Not ever. It's permanently stuck in 13-year-old boy mode.

 

[bystander]

The warbling is similar to their initial reactions to Trump. They are terrified of losing the next election and in situations such as this, the correct answer is not obvious to them. Are they supposed to treat every accusation thoughtfully and compassionately or are they supposed to ignore it and forge ahead. They are just hoping something will happen to reveal the light.

I think the woman won't testify and her attorney said she received some threats and also did not want to subject herself to attacks by the Republicans. So they will hide behind that while the Dems declare Kavanaugh to be guilty.

 

[Joe Fan]

 

[mchammer]

Or the woman may have doubts herself now that she may have to testify. The way this came about was indicative of someone not very confident of her story. In other words, all to avoid being cross examined. Maybe she hoped Kavanaugh would admit it, thus confirming her memory. When he didn’t, she may not have the confidence to testify with any certainty.

 

[theiioftx]

I bet it was worth it.

 

[Joe Fan]

(a) the Dems dont care
(b) Estrada would have been a great one

 

[Joe Fan]

Is Feinstein searching for a way to walk back what she's already done with Ford?
As of this moment in time, it looks like a poorly calculated gambit on her part. Dirty deeds done dirt cheap.

Says Ford "is a woman that has been, I think, profoundly impacted, on this... I can't say that everything is truthful. I don't know."
​

 

[Joe Fan]

And then ..... when Feinstein was asked "Why?" -- aka, exactly the question anyone with a functioning brain should expect, she had to run behind closed to doors to be told how to answer the question, then came back out with her answer.

What a joke

 

[mchammer]

The alternate theory is that the woman is too busy arranging security for her family after getting threats. I obviously don’t condone the threats (likely empty) but you have to wonder why she put her family’s security in the hands of Washington Dems by trusting them with her confidential letter. I guess she thought Benghazi was a conspiracy theory.

 

[iatrogenic]

Too bad she won’t show. That would have been hilarious.

 

[4th_floor]

Worth it.