Defensive anyone? Kavanaugh sounds scared!

[Minimalist]

That doesn't make him look smart. Or innocent.

Not requirements for membership in the republicunt party.

[Dom]

Well, I don't think trump liked what he saw. And he left room to push another nominee when he held that rambling speech the other day.

There is a possibility that trump dislikes the sniveling so much he'll move past Kavanaugh.

I can dream, can't I? 

[Joods]

[Jackalope]

Yep, we're definitely in the upside down.

[The Grand Nudger]

Worst timeline of all the timelines.

[Joods]

And people take issue with the fact that in six years I will be an expat living in the Bahamas. Right now, I can buy an acre of ground there for less than $4000 and take my sweet old time building a house.

It's going to happen.

[The Grand Nudger]

4k....ouch.  You can buy a productive patch of americana for 700 and -pretend- that you're an expat so far from any law that you may as well be.  Just sayin. The last time I saw a cop out here he stopped halfway down my drive, honked his horn, and approached with all hands visible.

Wrong address, lol.

[KevinM1]

What's stupid (beyond, you know, everything) is that if the GOP really thought that the rape allegations were a Democratic ploy, they'd punt on Kavanaugh, select another of the many middle aged, white, male judges who grew up privileged that have similar views on abortion, religion, etc., and dare the Democrats to produce yet another alleged rape victim, or anything else so drastic to derail that confirmation. It would add credence to their conspiracy theory, strengthen their chances in the midterms, and give them their majority vote in the SCOTUS.

Instead, they're clinging to Kavanaugh like he's the only possible candidate they can choose, which is just baffling.

Of course, it won't matter. Modern GOP supporters appreciate bluster and 'powerful displays' like Kavanaugh's tantrum over intelligence and character. Rubes, one and all.

[Angrboda]

As I've discussed in the other thread, Democratic candidate to the Minneota attorney general race faces a similar situation to Kavanaugh, in that last minute allegations threaten to derail their elevation to office or the court. Ellison has called for an investigation into the allegations against him. Kavanaugh refuses to call for an investigation. There is no comparison between the way Democrats and Republicans respond to allegations. The Democrats call for a process to get to the bottom of the allegations, the Republicans do everything they can to sweep the allegations under the rug.

There is no comparison.

The Democrats may have or may not have manipulated the process. The Republicans are transparently manipulating the process. There is no comparison between a suspicion that the process might have been manipulated, and the blunt and obvious manipulation by the Republicans.

There is no comparison.

[Minimalist]

Ellison has called for an investigation into the allegations against him.

Another (major) difference is that Ellison is running for a term as attorney general... not a lifetime appointment to the SCOTUS.