Politics Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing, now with New allegations!

Seems like if ever there was a "nuclear option" time, it's now, right? I mean, assume the R's do whatever they need to do to get Kavanaugh in. Even if the Blue Wave does materialize this fall (I have my doubts, but whatever), they can't vote him and Gorsuch out. So then they're stuck hoping that somehow Breyer and RBG both outlive/outwork Thomas and Alito, or else it's 5-2/5-3 until Trump gets his next pick (likely a compromise candidate, but what the F*** does that look like in "scorched earth politics mode"?) and even if a D wins in 2020 keeping the SEnate they can only get back to a 5-4 deficit.

It's not like I'm being original in this. This scenario has likely been Fear #1 of the D's since Kennedy retired. They tried to filibuster Gorsuch (for an old, fake plagiarism matter, iirc), but this is it for them for the next generation or so. Knowing that every step towards the Bright New Future can be struck down for the next generation for unconstitutionality is a powerful motivator for people (and especially politicians) to do all manner of sordid things.

@dviss1 , it's interesting to me that you think the D's are not being cutthroat or playing in the mud. By my (admittedly not-as-up-to-speed-as-many count), the R's/Trump have:
a) started to do Presidential bidding through Executive Orders when he couldn't get congressional support (see: DACA and Obama's "so sue me" comment)
b) held up the nomination of a SC judge in an election year (according to McConnell/Grassley's invocation of the Biden Rule)
c) placed Gorsuch onto the Supreme Court (by McConnell invoking the Harry Reid Option)
...basically, using the low-down-dirty political tricks of the Democrats against them. In a way McConnell predicted. And in a way that Harry Reid still stands by.

 

Apologies for not reading the first 1200 posts in this thread, but for the guys stating that Kavanaugh should be disqualified or that he's perjuring himself, what was it in the testimony of Ford that changed this from a vague allegation into anything resembling reasonable cause? Even the prosecutor briefed the Judiciary that she couldn't even get a search warrant based on the testimony--how can you remotely suggest a crime? The people she said could corroborate it said they don't.



I'm not challenging, I'm asking because guys like Barfo generally see the world in a different manner than I do and I'm confused by this. Were this an accusation against me in this position I can't help thinking I'd feel similarly brutalized.

 

If he did assault her (and I think it's more likely than not that he did), then that's definitely the case.

But in the unlikely event that he didn't assault her, you don't think it's possible that she's simply wrong rather than lying?

 

Its going to happen. Don't have a link.

Look I am not disputing that. We all know exactly how you both feel and think of one another. If you guys need to throw down about it PM each other.

 

He is lying

 

Agreed

 

Anything is possible.

But, he did it.

I am convinced. I watched both testimonies. Bro judge is a liar. He did it.

Besides

Occam's razor says so

 

He is lying

 

No I don't. Just bros who treat women like objects and casualty and rape them