Politics Thread

[paulxu]

Just curious...if the dean of his own law school has a concern about his judicial temperament,, isn't that concerning?

Maybe its drivel; I don't know.

[Caf]

It doesn't.

But please tell me how you can still stand with her when HER WITNESSES have refuted HER.

Nice try with the planes comment. You fail again. The flying bullshit, the front doors bullshit, ZERO corroboration from her witnesses, constant coaching from her attorneys during her testimony, and the inability to recall basic facts when she otherwise held fast to her accusation ALL add up to an epic fail for the liberal agenda.

Women who have actually have been wronged are shaking their heads, wondering how this staged shit show was allowed to take place.

I don't "stand with her". I stand by the fact that we don't know the truth. We do have a reasonable doubt, which is why he's on the court and I previously said he should be.

As for the bold portion, do what you want, but I'd be careful claiming to know how "women who have actually been wronged" (an enormous number of people), feel about this.

[boozehound]

I don't "stand with her". I stand by the fact that we don't know the truth. We do have a reasonable doubt, which is why he's on the court and I previously said he should be.

As for the bold portion, do what you want, but I'd be careful claiming to know how "women who have actually been wronged" (an enormous number of people), feel about this.

I can't believe how many people are so sure that someone they have never met, and likely didn't even know existed until a month ago, is completely innocent.

[xudash]

Just curious...if the dean of his own law school has a concern about his judicial temperament,, isn't that concerning?

Maybe its drivel; I don't know.

Paul, what's concerning about an admitted liberal expressing his opinion?

The only part of what he wrote that wasn't drivel was this:

Over the past decade, Kavanaugh has been a casual acquaintance. He seemed a gentle, quiet, reserved man, always solicitous of the dignity of his position as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

The man's long, dignified track record - his substantial body of work - is my point of focus in all this, not his reaction to a pathetic attempt at ruining his life.

The dean's opinion is worthless.

[GoMuskies]

Just curious...if the dean of his own law school has a concern about his judicial temperament,, isn't that concerning?

If the dean had held that opinion 6 months ago, perhaps yes.

[Caf]

I can't believe how many people are so sure that someone they have never met, and likely didn't even know existed until a month ago, is completely innocent.

I know, you can't reason with these moderates, man!

[xudash]

I know, you can't reason with these moderates, man!

Ha!

Given everything that is known at this time, who between the two of them is more credible?

And try to be honest with yourself.

Seriously, I can assure you that if just one of her witnesses corroborated her story, I would be in a very different place with all of this. Liberals are in absolutely no position to pretend that they are being reasonable.

[paulxu]

Paul, what's concerning about an admitted liberal expressing his opinion?

The only part of what he wrote that wasn't drivel was this:

Over the past decade, Kavanaugh has been a casual acquaintance. He seemed a gentle, quiet, reserved man, always solicitous of the dignity of his position as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

The man's long, dignified track record - his substantial body of work - is my point of focus in all this, not his reaction to a pathetic attempt at ruining his life.

The dean's opinion is worthless.

Perhaps so.

I'm struck by how the passion generated with inflamed rhetoric (on both sides) often clouds some facts.
I'm very troubled by his past work on issues (torture, utilizing stolen senatorial files, etc). His straightforward lying about them was very important to me.
As to the Ford allegation, we also overlook that her sharing of the info years before with people, and her letter to her congress person were all before Kavanaugh was even nominated seems important.
Continuing to push the latter as a "hoax" seems counterproductive to our discourse.

[Caf]

Ha!

Given everything that is known at this time, who between the two of them is more credible?

And try to be honest with yourself.

Seriously, I can assure you that if just one of her witnesses corroborated her story, I would be in a very different place with all of this. Liberals are in absolutely no position to pretend that they are being reasonable.

I really don't know how many times, or different ways, I can say this to you so I'm just going to start quoting myself.

I don't "stand with her". I stand by the fact that we don't know the truth. We do have a reasonable doubt, which is why he's on the court and I previously said he should be.

[xudash]

I really don't know how many times, or different ways, I can say this to you so I'm just going to start quoting myself.

You write many things at different times and in different ways: "Him employing a lot of women/having female friends was one of his go-to defenses in dismissing Ford's claims and it's obviously nonsense."

But it's good to know that you agree that he should be on the court. That is very reasonable.