Crunch time for Kavanaugh

The testimony from Christine Blasey Ford had some credibility but her inability to keep parts of her testimony straight leaves questions. She feared flying and couldn't testify on Monday, but she flew to Washington, D.C. anyway, and flies every year to see her family.

Her claim that she didn't know how to go about contacting her local congressional representative also makes one question her actual intelligence, while her inability to remember certain details, like who paid for the polygraph, when and where did this all take place, and who was in the room--just Judge and Kavanaugh or was it our people, makes one wonder her veracity.

The heartfelt opening by Judge Kavanaugh was very moving.

But the fact of this entire political embarrassment is the idea that while Ford's testimony may have been credible to many, especially those on the left, there was not a shred of corroboration to her claims by people she cited were there, and even her close longtime friend said she didn't know Brett Kavanaugh or remember the party where he was alleged to have raped her.

After the hearing, Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.), and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) got together to discuss the nomination.

Jeff Flake isn't running for another term so his vote is anyone's guess. Joe Manchin is a Democrat in a heavily red district. Lisa Murkowski is a moderate and may have allegiances to her gender over the lack of evidence or corroboration. And Susan Collins just talks funny--kind of like a lady in a flower store.

The group huddled together for about a half hour before a GOP conference meeting Thursday evening ahead of Friday's Judiciary Committee vote on whether to move forward on Kavanaugh's confirmation to the full Senate.

After Lindsey Graham (R-S.C) gave a powerful speech admonishing the tactics the Democrats used to get the committee to this point, while destroying the reputation of Kavanaugh, and even hurting Ford, his accuser, it seems that any Republican voting against the nominee will be kissing their political career adieu.

The feeling seems to be that if Kavanaugh is somehow not confirmed, the GOP will be destroyed in the November mid-term elections.

It's possible that Ford is telling the truth. It's possible she is mistaken that it was Kavanaugh who was sexually inappropriate. It's even possible she's lying, but it seems as if she believes her story, which would explain why she passed the polygraph test.

But we cannot ruin a person's life and career based on allegations, because if we do, nobody in their right mind would agree to go through this horrible process.

The Senate embarrassed itself today.


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