And Kennedy decides to fuck us all

[BoSoxGal]

I have very mixed feelings about my governor and haven’t yet decided about my vote this November, but this was nice to see when I just logged into CNN:

Washington (CNN) — One of the country's most popular Republican governors on Thursday called for an independent investigation into the allegations made against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and said the Senate should hold off on a vote.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker made the comments as Professor Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Kavanaugh sexually and physically assaulted here.
"The accusations brought against Judge Kavanaugh are sickening and deserve an independent investigation," Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker tweeted. "There should be no vote in the Senate."
Baker, who faces re-election this November, is one of only a few Republican governors, all political moderates, to express dissatisfaction with the committee's handling of the allegations made against Kavanaugh. In July, Baker was one of three Republican governors, along with Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, to not sign a letter to Senate leaders offering support for Kavanaugh's nomination.

In an interview with the Burlington Free Press, Vermont's Republican governor encouraged senators to conduct a full investigation and "take your time."
"This is a lifetime appointment," Scott said. "And I'm not taking a position on Judge Kavanaugh himself, but we owe it to Americans to make sure that they get it right because this doesn't happen every day."
"And it's their obligation to do so. So take your time. Investigate," he said. "And make sure you're doing it for the right reasons."
Ohio Governor John Kasich, a Republican, has urged the Senate to slow down its confirmation process and said he would not support Kavanaugh's nomination unless a full investigation is carried out.
"In the absence of a complete and thorough investigation, and hearing from all parties involved, moving this nomination forward would be a mistake," Kasich said in a statement. "In the best interest of our country and the integrity of the court, the Senate needs to hold on this confirmation. Without an investigation, and with so many serious issues involved, I can't support this nomination if they choose to move forward."
Ford has alleged Kavanaugh physically and sexually assaulted her at a party during their high school years. Kavanaugh has denied the allegation.
On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled its vote on Kavanaugh's nomination for Friday morning at 9:30 a.m. -- less than 24 hours after Ford and Kavanaugh's testimony would conclude.
A spokesman for Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley said committee rules require these types of votes must be posted three days in advance.
"An executive business meeting is being noticed tonight in the event that a majority of the members are prepared to hold one on Friday," Taylor Foy, a spokesman for Grassley, said.

Grassley suggested in a tweet that a committee vote could be further delayed.
"Judic Cmte noticed POTENTIAL exec mtg for Friday. Still taking this 1 step at a time. After hrg Dr Ford & Judge Kavanaugh's testimony- if we're ready to vote, we will vote. If we aren't ready, we won't. Cmte rules normally require 3 days notice so we're following regular order," Grassley, an Iowa Republican, said.

[BoSoxGal]

Why can’t we have more Bakers, Scotts, Hogans and Kasichs in the GOP?

[Lord Jim]

she strikes me as a strong woman playing a weak role on TV

So you're going with the, "she's a highly trained deep-cover super agent (sort of like a character on The Americans) who is doing a cunningly skilled impersonation of a normal, sincere person telling the truth to the best of her ability" theory...

[Big RR]

and I suppose she was placed here by persons unknown solely to cast doubt upon a conservative jurist nominated to the USSC. Clever those anti-American [fill in the blank]s

[wesw]

here is a link to the ACTUAL interview with ms ford s polygrapher

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q= ... rBYZJ0gr92

[wesw]

no jim, she s is just a never trumper...., dishonest to the core.

[wesw]

she swears under oath that she got two front doors, despite her husband s and her contractor s objections, because of her claustrophobia caused by her assault, then remarked how it conveniently allowed her to "host" google interns.....

....I m sure that it was only her fear that caused the two front doors, not the extra income......

she seems full of shit to me.

[BoSoxGal]

Ha ha ha ha ha HA!

It’s not funny. wesw is a fucking piece of shit. He should be ostracized, along with all people who belittle and shame sexual assault survivors - instead of the opposite, which is too often the case.

[ex-khobar Andy]

Mitchell just said that the best means of investigation is not the five minute intervals and that trained interviewers would be better. Yes; that's kind of the point that the Ds have been making from the beginning.

And I also think that if there are other statements that contradict Ford then these people should be summoned not just have their statements referenced and entered into the record.

[Joe Guy]

Has anyone else noticed the obvious product placement of a bottle of Coca Cola in front of Christine Ford? It suggests to me that Coca Cola is secretly giving large sums of money to Mrs Ford to have her push their agenda. I'm surprised nobody there has pointed this out.

[wesw]

blumethal objects to sworn statements, that are already in the record, being entered in the record

dr ford is tired......

her little mind is sooooo tired...., big hug.

[wesw]

...and yer buddy Lindsey graham, is 100 per cent with me........

[BoSoxGal]

Lindsey Graham is a piece of shit too. I can’t wait until he’s voted out. His comments to the press following the conclusion of the hearing session were despicable.

[Scooter]

no jim, she s is just a never trumper...., dishonest to the core.

Very good wes, you have come to the conclusion you had made before you heard her speak, obedient trained seal that you are.

Interesting that even Rick Santorum judged her as "authentic", much as it obviously pained him to.admit it. When not even Rick Santorum is part of the lunatic fringe painting her as some kind of ideologically driven pathological liar, someone with the brain cells of an Idaho potato might have figured that trying to trash Ford is not going to be a winning strategy here.

Eta - Graham did not once accuse her of lying, maybe you should pull the tobacco chaw out of your ears.

[wesw]

the country club won t be happy with these talkers.......

shake the snowglobe, Donald, shake the snowglobe.......

I wonder if jim was in this same country club......

[Crackpot]

Wes what direction is up in your world?

[wesw]

a lot of my friends were in the country club......

greenhill yacht and country club.....

I went to a couple of fireworks displays in a boat at the club......

those country club guys love to party, but they don t tolerate loose lips......


seriously, these things do happen, or did, I remember, I was never involved, but people I knew were....

I got my share of girls at parties, but always stopped at no....

ps- north is up

....and I never took advantage of a girl who was drunker than I was..., but some did...., and some used drugs and grain alchohol, to get their way.....

and many girls got drunk and wanted to fuck...., it was the way it was.

my problem with her story is that no one backs her up.

I ll tell you what, I m not gonna dredge up the past, what happens in school, stays in school...., but I would never lie about anything that SOMEONE ELSE did under oath...., dude , I ain t takin' no felony for your sorry ass....

[ex-khobar Andy]

Lindsey Graham is a piece of shit too. I can’t wait until he’s voted out. His comments to the press following the conclusion of the hearing session were despicable.

Yes I used to think that Lindsey Graham was one of the more tractable Republicans. No more.

I noticed BTW that most of the time he talked about Dr Ford it was Miss Ford; and most of the time he referenced Judge Kavanaugh he got his title. Subtle and maybe not even deliberate, but very telling.

[Scooter]

I would never lie about anything that SOMEONE ELSE did under oath...., dude , I ain t takin' no felony for your sorry ass....

Pretty sure those were close to Mark Judge's exact words when Brett Kavanaugh called last week to ask if Judge would back up his story.

[wesw]

the next logical step is to subpoena ms ford and the others and have a real senate hearing, after all oath made statements....

then let the fbi investigate ALL testimony and, have the DOJ prosecute ALL perjury..

ps- tractable? does that translate to transactioanal and basically crooked? yeah, me too..., I used to think that, but now I m leaning toward him putting OUR constitution first.