Kavanaugh Can Join Thomas.

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Just as a technical point, Christine Blasey Ford's allegations being true doesn't prove that Kavanaugh is lying. I can imagine rationalizations or reasonings which lead to the conclusion that he should be confirmed in spite of Ford's allegations being true. I find it hard to believe that the difference between Republicans being able to reach the conclusion and Democrats being able to reach the conclusion can have any other explanation than that there is something wrong with the way Republicans are reaching their conclusions. Moreover, I think that, given the Democratic response, it's unreasonable to conclude that the bulk of those Republicans are not premising their conclusion on acceptance of the premise that Kavanaugh has either lied about the assault, or about not having any memory lapses. The only thing which would exonerate those 54% of Republicans is if they believe that Kavanaugh is not lying if the allegations are true. Is it posssible that they are reasoning thusly? Sure. Is it reasonable to believe they are? No it is not. There are certainly multiple paths one can take to the conclusion that Kavanaugh should be confirmed if the allegations are true. I would maintain, without an examination of all the cases, they are still good evidence that something is wrong with those who have reached that conclusion when over half of them come to that conclusion. In the 12% of Democrats, there may be multiple reasons for the conclusion, including doing so even given that Kavanaugh is lying. That doesn't explain either why Republicans were in the majority case able to reach that conclusion, nor the difference between the Democratic and Republican response. Whether you want to attribute it to a moral failing, a willingness to forego ethics in favor of partisanship, or because they are simply less competent regarding reasoning about moral matters, or some other reason, something is wrong with them.