Impossible to know if Ford’s allegation against Kavanaugh is true. Partisans are going to believe what they want.
Without calling witnesses, that’s certainly the likely outcome. That’s why I bemoaned how little time was spent on the details that could steer things away from he-said/she-said.
Indeed.
All other named witnesses have no recollection of any such behavior or events.
What people say to the press and what they say under penalty of perjury are sometimes two very different things. If he wants to say that under oath, that’s fine. Give him that opportunity.
Sure. Kavanaugh’s friend apparently did swear under penalty of perjury. Ford’s friend recalls no such party, not sure why that would change.
one uncorroborated claim of assault
Corroboration has degrees–parts can be corroborated if not the whole. You can corroborate that the claim predates the nomination, for example, so while the public revelation may be political, the underlying claim certainly isn’t. There’s also a witness that I believe should be called to testify who may or may not provide more corroborating detail. I’d describe it as one partly-corroborated claim with a yet-to-be-questioned witness, and other uncorroborated claims. YMMV.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’ve read that Ford never named Kavanaugh until his nomination. By degrees, that’s very late in the game. I think her husband says she used his name with him, but apparently not in front of the therapist. She only claimed an assault previously. It doesn’t corroborate her specific claims terribly well. Certainly, we’d want something more than that.
It’s not a good look for anyone, but this is apparently how our government operates.
Weird how under such a dysfunctional, dramatic environment, Gorsuch sailed through the same Senate recently without even a mention of him assaulting anyone. It may just be equally possible that government always works like it did for Gorsuch, but only when you studiously avoid assaulting people.
Opportunity doesn’t always knock. I have no idea if Gorsuch did something inappropriate in high school. Apparently nobody came forward. Or maybe Feinstein has a secret letter. It does appear that Gorsuch was a more buttoned-up young man. I don’t really know. What I do know is that Democratic handling of the present allegation has been disgraceful and bent entirely toward their political purposes and nothing else.
EDIT: And don’t forget the Democrats filibustered Gorsuch, which is less than “sailing.” I guess he was so bad that it’s good they didn’t hold off on filibustering, eh?
It’s possible that one or two GOP Senators defect and Kavanaugh doesn’t get confirmed but I also think that’s unlikely.
Right there with you.
Mhm. Now stop inspiring me to break my relative vow of silence!