The Supreme Court, bastion of conservatism

[Jeff Lebowski]

Human memory just isn't very reliable, and it certainly isn't as reliable as we *think* it is.

Exactly. I am shocked this isn't getting more coverage in the press.

The more I think of BK's performance, the more I think he didn't appear very SCOTUS-worthy with the highly partisan and vitriolic nature of his response. Yeah I get the personal nature of the moment, but yowza.

[Goatnapper'96]

Exactly. I am shocked this isn't getting more coverage in the press.

The more I think of BK's performance, the more I think he didn't appear very SCOTUS-worthy with the highly partisan and vitriolic nature of his response. Yeah I get the personal nature of the moment, but yowza.

How did he do as far as a Supreme Court demeanor during the first round of questioning? This entire testimony was about whether or not he sexually assaulted somebody with extremely flimsy evidence. I would make my conclusions about his demeanor based more upon the questioning he received about actual legal questions.

[Goatnapper'96]

What is the FBI investigation seeking to find? I tend to agree with Northwest's conclusion that the entire purpose of the FBI investigation is to provide Murkowski and Collins, and peripherally perhaps Manchin and Heitkamp, more cover to vote for the guy. But I wonder what the FBI can investigate that has any questions yet to be answered. It will still be a "she said/he said" without any level of corroborating evidence unless you just don't want the guy on the Supreme Court because he will not likely rule the way you want or because of irrational Trump bitterness.

[Moliere]

Human memory just isn't very reliable, and it certainly isn't as reliable as we *think* it is.

But she would never, ever forget the person that tried to assault her. It’s burned into her memory so she would never forget.

[Jeff Lebowski]

What is the FBI investigation seeking to find? I tend to agree with Northwest's conclusion that the entire purpose of the FBI investigation is to provide Murkowski and Collins, and peripherally perhaps Manchin and Heitkamp, more cover to vote for the guy. But I wonder what the FBI can investigate that has any questions yet to be answered. It will still be a "she said/he said" without any level of corroborating evidence unless you just don't want the guy on the Supreme Court because he will not likely rule the way you want or because of irrational Trump bitterness.

Exactly. And why not dig into it for a week? You still get your vote before the election.

[Uncle Ted]

Exactly. I am shocked this isn't getting more coverage in the press.

The more I think of BK's performance, the more I think he didn't appear very SCOTUS-worthy with the highly partisan and vitriolic nature of his response. Yeah I get the personal nature of the moment, but yowza.

I find the great lack of questions from the left about BK's 300+ opinions disturbing in this whole process. All the dems wanted to do is question BK about things from his high school years. Given the great lack of actual evidence of Ford's claims I don't blame him to be mad. The response seems inline with previous a SCOTUS candidate that also faced "high-tech lynchings" from the left. The question that the left should be asking is if BK is going to hold this circus against them once he is seated on the SCOTUS.

[Uncle Ted]

Exactly. And why not dig into it for a week? You still get your vote before the election.

I agree. The FBI has a lot to be digging into... Ford's phone records, bank records, financial records, which dems that met with her or may have paid her, etc. This may take more than a week, however.

[Bo Diddley]

She mentioned how her background is in the legal field, so she was going to use legal terms, etc. Preponderance is the lowest bar for proof, the easiest standard to meet.

Well there's administrative law which I think is"some evidence". That's the standard I think they would really be using

[frank ryan]

Did the prosecutor also scrutinize Kavanaugh? Seems odd that they used her at all. It's not a criminal trial.

[frank ryan]

Exactly. And why not dig into it for a week? You still get your vote before the election.

Plus it sounds like the FBI's investigation is limited by the White House, so there won't be any real risk to the nominee.

[Uncle Ted]

Did the prosecutor also scrutinize Kavanaugh? Seems odd that they used her at all. It's not a criminal trial.

The prosecutor was working for the GOP'ers. The dems were to damn cheap to pay for their own.

[Bo Diddley]

Any chance that BK is compromised? Does this process taint his voice on the SC moving forward?

The more I think of BK's performance, the more I think he didn't appear very SCOTUS-worthy with the highly partisan and vitriolic nature of his response. Yeah I get the personal nature of the moment, but yowza.

Whether it is the process that has compromised him, or just his bias, I agree with you. Short of the FBI digging anything significant up, I think we're stuck with what we have.

[Uncle Ted]

Any chance that BK is compromised? Does this process taint his voice on the SC moving forward?

Yeah, I am guessing that BK may not be very nice for the left, especially for issues that may make it to the SCOTUS that may be near and dear to Dr. Ford's heart... (or maybe her stock options).

[Jeff Lebowski]

Yeah, I am guessing that BK may not be very nice for the left, especially for issues that may make it to the SCOTUS that may be near and dear to Dr. Ford's heart... (or maybe stock options).

Geez, UT. Those are nasty accusations.

[frank ryan]

Kavanaugh's Yale classmates who say he's lying about his drinking habits want to talk to the FBI, but are reportedly being ignored

An attorney for Elizabeth Rasor, Judge's college girlfriend who says Kavanaugh's friend Mark Judge once told her that he and other boys took turns having sex with a drunk woman during high school, has "received no substantive response" from the FBI after making Rasor's desire to speak with the FBI clear to both the bureau and the Senate Judiciary Committee.
"She feels a sense of civic duty to tell what she knows," the attorney, Roberta Kaplan, told The New Yorker. "But the only response we've gotten are e-mails saying that our e-mails have been 'received.'"

Rasor's story appears to align with separate allegations made by Julie Swetnick, who alleges that Kavanaugh and Judge were present during "'gang' or 'train' rapes" of teenage girls at high-school parties in the early 1980s.

The president claims that he has given the FBI "free rein" to investigation the claims, despite reports that the White House is working in concert with Senate Republicans to determine the parameters of the weeklong probe.

The FBI reportedly plans to interview four witnesses — Mark Judge; Deborah Ramirez, a Yale classmate of Kavanaugh's who says he drunkenly exposed himself to her; Leland Keyser, a friend of Ford's who allegedly attended the gathering where Ford says she was assaulted; and P.J. Smyth, a friend of Kavanaugh's who Ford says also attended the small house party.

The lead lawyer for Ford, who testified last week that Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed and groped her at the 1982 party, said her client has not been contacted by the FBI.

https://www.businessinsider.com/kava...rce=reddit.com

If the FBI is restrained to those witnesses, it's a foregone conclusion that Kavanaugh will be fine.