Christine Blasey Ford was a believable accuser today.
The question now, in my mind, is whether the man she accused of assaulting her when they were both teenagers should take a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.
I don’t believe he should.
Judge Brett Kavanaugh defended himself vigorously today in testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. He was angry at what he called a hit job by left-wing supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton, who lost the 2016 presidential election to Donald J. Trump.
He cried a bit, too.
Kavanaugh has called his confirmation process “a national disgrace.”
It wasn’t pretty, this hearing today. Indeed, it was damn ugly. It was hideous.
But at the end of it, I came away believing the woman who has accused the Supreme Court nominee of a sexual assault.
This means the Senate panel that will recommend whether to confirm or reject Kavanaugh should vote “no” on this nomination.
I realize fully that my feelings on this matter won’t surprise regular readers of this blog. I wanted to watch the two principals face the Senate panel. I wanted to read their body language. I wanted to keep an open mind, and I believe I did.
My mind is now made up. Christine Ford made the case to my satisfaction. This American, yours truly, does not want Brett Kavanaugh to be granted a lifetime job in which he would interpret the constitutionality of federal laws.
I believe the president should look elsewhere.
I can’t help but wonder how people continue to ignore major issues in this process: none of the persons named as being at the “party” support Blasey Ford allegation. In fact, she has no evidence to support her claim at all. There is no police report, there is no supporting evidence, other than a summery of a polygraph exam, even her friend’s statement to the committee did not corroborate her testimony. Yet we seem to eagerly jump to the conclusion that because she appeared “credible” in front of cameras, Kavanaugh must be guilty, even though he has tons of testaments from classmates and people who have known him for decades that he has never shown ANY disposition towards sexual violence towards women, ever. It’s a shame that you won’t call this proceeding what it is; a shameful, political witch hunt, that was oblivious to anyone who watched the extended live broadcast. You are better that this, John Kanelis.