His defense of himself doesn't bother me. It looks like a convenient dodge for 'Never Kavanaughers". As the allegations of sexual assault fell apart the 'NKers' retreat to judicial temperament. If he had given a dispassionate defense with little or no emotion, you'd be saying he must be guilty because how could he not show emotion when accused of being a drunk, serial rapist.bubbadog said:
And on top of that, his hysterical rant was a huge red flag. His defenders dismiss that as righteous anger. I get that. I'd be angry, too, were I falsely accused. I also expect someone being considered for his position to be able to control his anger enough to navigate a hearing without flying off into wild furies about the revenge of the Clintons and demanding to know from senators whether they'd been blind drunk. You're not going to convince the undecided that you're not a mean, drunken bully by acting like a mean, drunken bully on national TV.
Is that a DQ? I don't know. It's not the term I'd use, necessarily. What I'd say, as the job interviewer, is, "Thank you very much for your time, Mr. Kavanaugh. We believe we have some candidates who are even better qualified than you."
I don't see how anyone, Republican, Democrat or Independent, could believe this guy will as a Supreme Court justice anything other than what he showed on TV the other day. The difference is that the partisans who support him don't care if he takes partisanship to a new and bitter level on that Court.
The hearing morphed from a job interview to a character smear of nuclear dimensions.
I have been silent for a few days waiting on the FBI investigation. This from NYTimes this morning: an official briefed on the F.B.I. review said the bureau contacted 10 people and interviewed nine of them. It was not clear why the 10th person was not interviewed. The White House concluded that the interviews did not corroborate sexual misconduct accusations against Judge Kavanaugh, and could help his case, said the person briefed on the findings, who requested anonymity to discuss them.
The Senate will advise and hopefully consent soon. If K is rejected I'll be disappointed for the country. I believe K will as a good Supreme Court justice, maybe great