And Kennedy decides to fuck us all

[Burning Petard]

What is all this blather from the GOP about sworn statements subject to criminal liability for perjury? How does one prove it is a lie when the witness says "I don't remember"?

snailgate

[Scooter]

Did he just set up Mark Judge to have his reliability questioned in the event he testifies? (by drawing attention to his long addiction)

[BoSoxGal]

He’s such a liar - his testimony on ‘too many beers’ and going to sleep v. passing out is so not credible.

I bet he’s an alcoholic. Which, by the way, doesn’t have to mean he drinks all the time - there are all kinds of alcoholics, including ones who don’t drink much of the time but drink to excess when they do drink.

[BoSoxGal]

And by the way, he’s a bit over the top with the ‘my family is totally and permanently destroyed’ bullshit - his family is all there supporting him, aren’t they? How exactly are they destroyed?

[Scooter]

Is it just me, or does he seem to be doing worse being questioned by Mitchell on things that should be automatic and routine, than when he was asked about sexual assault?

[Scooter]

And that explanation for the "Renate alumnus" quip in the yearbook was beyond unbelievable.

[Scooter]

Regardless of how any of us may judge this comedy being played, the question is whether his performance is going to give enough cover to Collins, Murkowski, Flake et al to vote to confirm him, and I'm thinking that yeah, it probably can.

[ex-khobar Andy]

Regardless of how any of us may judge this comedy being played, the question is whether his performance is going to give enough cover to Collins, Murkowski, Flake et al to vote to confirm him, and I'm thinking that yeah, it probably can.

Yes there's an audience of two, maybe three. And yes his family is not destroyed. Absurd.

And he is deliberately taking up Democrats' time by refusing to answer the question.

[ex-khobar Andy]

Leahey - "We got a filibuster but not a single answer." Yes, Yes.

[Joe Guy]

I'm trying to view this hearing without prejudice or consideration of input from the commentators here and on tv and radio who are telling me what I should and shouldn't believe. The part that's keeping me on Ford's side at this point is that she said she is 100% positive it was Kavanaugh and he says that he likes beer. Since we will never know the whole truth, in the end we have to go with who has the most believable story and why we believe them - not who cries the most tears and the sympathy we might have for that person.

My mind could change but the more I hear Kavanaugh, the less I believe him.

[Lord Jim]

He really did seem to be more forthcoming about how much he enjoyed drinking beer than he needed to be...

[Scooter]

Graham has become unhinged to the point of incoherence.

[Scooter]

"I've always had a weak stomach." - give me a fucking break

[Scooter]

"Devil's triangle - a drinking game" - see above

[BoSoxGal]

If nothing else, Kavanaugh is displaying a level of hyperpartisanship in his opening statement and subsequent comments that is unbecoming of a federal judge, full stop. He shouldn’t be on the bench he’s currently on.

[Scooter]

Notice that Republicans have taken over "questioning" from Mitchell, probably recognizing that they were losing the opportunity to take partisan shots.

[Scooter]

.

[Sue U]

If nothing else, Kavanaugh is displaying a level of hyperpartisanship in his opening statement and subsequent comments that is unbecoming of a federal judge, full stop. He shouldn’t be on the bench he’s currently on.

No kidding. Also, all his belligerence and self-pitying indicates a serious lack of the "judicial temperament" one would expect of a judge. This performance is an embarrassment to the judiciary. His assholery is simply breathtaking.

[Scooter]

"I'm sorry I showed you my real attitude towards wonen by being snide and dismissive when questioned by a woman."

[Scooter]

Hatch - "I don't mean to diminish the seriousness of the accusations, except that I will now proceed to do just that."