But, yes, I think he gets in.
Hopefully after all this junk, he can be a level headed, professional who operates based on law and not on attempts at political pay back.
I did learn one thing though yesterday... Dont drink. It's not worth it.
Why? The lefties applaud fart noise you know ;-)
I didn't think Kavanaugh came off well in the hearings. Often looked nervous and shakey. Wimpy at times. I hate when a man can't/won't answer a simple direct question. Either he is stupid and doesn't understand the question, or he is chicken shit and scared to answer the question.
But that said, Trump can nominate who he wants and there is nothing that would disqualify Kavanugh among decades of judicial service, and his adult years show exemplary character. I say he gets confirmed.
YEA!!!!!!
The ABA has no authority over law licenses.
Things have been brought down a long way. That ugliness is the tactic of the ones who have no hope of winning an argument by reason. If reason was honored this would not have happened.
We as a Nation are deep into this battle... Like a long and close battle between two giants. As with a great and heroic story : It is in the final moment that something miraculous occurs. We have seen it a number of times in History where the cause of Goodness is on the brink of destruction and at that moment something brilliant happens. Good prevails in the end. The team that has been upholding and defending against the perpetrators of Evil overcome and irrational behavior is once again subdued.
It is incorrect to say both sides have been equally darkened. There has once again been a clarity of goodness and sound reason brought forth, that only the light of Justice can cast out. When times are at their darkest the light makes its nature most pronounced.
The Good Judge was trashed by a very ugly process and a disposition that was undignified by those who proceeded with it. It was a shameless assault on his character but I don't believe it has tarnished him, as intended. But, if it has left its stench then that is a small victory for the snakes that do such things. It's what they do.
Defending honor and dignity has brought no disgrace upon those who insist on it. It often takes these defining, critical moments, to push people into taking a stand for goodness. To wake up and stand tall. Only those childish representatives ( of a childish voter base) that brought them forth are exposed for what they are. It is most unfortunate that they will not likely wake up to that truth.
If this is true, Game Over!
Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz has called for Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee to postpone a vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court until the FBI can investigate claims of sexual misconduct against him.
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Sen Manchin met with Flake, Murkowski, and Collins in a closed door meeting last night. Its said that they formed a pact of sorts and would vote together.
After the meeting Sen Flake announced his full support. My guess is he gets 53 to 54 yeah votes
Michael
Don't be surprised if the FBI already has much of this so called new investigation completed and will put out a report in the next few days.
Edit added: After listening to Sen Coons....he seemed to be dropping hints.....don't be surprised if more allegations come forward. A good reason why the Repubs need more Senate seats from the upcoming election.
The Dems are pretending they want just one week to investigate Ford's claims. Yeah, sure. And then just when that time runs out, the next claimed assault lady gets rolled out (or drinking allegations, etc) new hearings, media circus, call for another delay to investigate so-called new information. Tick tok to mid-terms.
This is exactly what Feinstein did in this case. Held claims until last minute to need just 1 extra week for hearings. Now 1 extra week for FBI. And then..... more delay.
GOP fell for it. Again. Like Charlie Brown kicking a damn football. Ball-less aholes.
I don't know if the FBI can agree to that.
I guess us Plutarian's are one step ahead of you mere mortals on earth. :-) I said there was a problem a few days ago and then again earlier today. Surprise, surprise.
This deal was not cut last night or this morning it was cut last week.
The Rock
Are the Dem's suggesting they missed his supposed sexual misconduct SIX TIMES??????
And you know what? No matter what they come up with, if anything, not a single Dem will vote to confirm him. Not even if they find evidence that Ford made up the entire story.
You are absolutely correct but the shot pointed right at the head of the Republicans has been fired that resisted these calls to have the FBI involved AGAIN to allow further ridiculous allegations to come out of the woodwork. The Democrats treat the Republicans like a country dog in the city....if you stand still you get f..ked and if you run away you get your a$$ bit. What can you expect from a group who display there diametrically opposed views of disagreement and supposed outrage, and then, in the next breath calls each other "the gentleman from" and " my colleagues"?
What a joke. Funnier still are the people who continue to believe in this corrupt system of justice who screws them on a daily basis and woefully resist a wholesale change to dismantle these decrepit, ancient political rules of conduct.
The Rock
THAT is how you prove this is all horseshit. It's like YFP agreeing to leave if Trump wins (unless he actually wins). None of them have any intention of voting for Kavanaugh either way, investigation or not, FBI clean slate or not. This is just another delay tactic.
If you guys are so certain to Kavanaugh innocence, why not invite an investigation to exonerate him? Why won’t he sue for libel or defamation of those allegations are false? Why?
An FBI background check looks at every single part of your life. Allegations are irrelevant, because if you've done something improper, ever, the chances are they will be discovered.
Yet SIX times they've looked at Kavanaugh, every time by different agents most likely, yet found NOTHING of the sort as Ford and the others are claiming.
NOTHING!
Nor will they find anything this time and for the same reason.
This demand for yet another investigation has NOTHING to do with Kavanaugh's actions. It's only being done to delay or stop his confirmation.
"Should make the Dems declare ahead of time who will officially vote FOR Kavanaugh when this new FBI background check comes up clear."
This isn't to get any Dems to flip. It is solely about getting Flake and a couple of other wavering Republicans to vote to confirm. Without them, there isn't enough to pass.
.@JeffFlake has just indicated that mob rule and radical feminism are the manner in which our republic shall be brought to its knees.
— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) September 28, 2018
He is proving that any and every man’s life can be crushed by the whim of an emotional woman.
He is a true American coward. #DefendOurBoys
Delay Forever! Coons Tasks FBI with ‘Other Allegations’ — to Come Next Week
Because now he has another week to find more bimbos to tell false stories about Kavanaugh.
Rocco,
Yup, we both predicted the outcome this morning. But, I'd say it's more a case of practical skepticism and intuition than God-like abilities.
As I've stated, this *could* play out better for Repubs either direction it goes. Either Kav will be undeniably exonerated/confirmed, and the Dems lose even more credibility. Or he won't, and the Repubs can claim they stepped above the political shit-show and did the right thing by allowing the extra 7 days to further investigate. Either way, the right wins just before mid-terms.
At least that's how this blind squirrel sees it.
Matt
yes, it was a joke. I'm not afraid of the FBI. What scares me is that this wont be enough. The witnesses or alleged witnesses cannot be compelled to cooperate. What happens when one of these people refuses to give a statement under oath? Dems will then want to subpoena them and that takes time.
This has absolutely nothing to do with the facts.
Michael
the entire thing is a scam and the American people are the ones being scammed
Matt
But yes good for him that he ordered it.
I'm pretty sure this "supplemental investigation" will have a limited scope to look into Ford's allegations only. I highly doubt any new "floaters" will surface.
Take a deep breath, fellas.
Matt
I'm thinking the same thing. I suspected this may happen. None of us are going to change what's happening in the Beltway. If the FBI sticks to the scope that was outlined...and I suspect they already have most of this figured out already....I think and hope this will wrap up quickly. To take it to another step....if the FBI does indeed do a quick turnaround...I would not be surprised to see a floor vote scheduled for next Wednesday or Thursday.
That said......I mentioned this before...the Repubs need to increase their Senate seat lead and be ready to go if/when/should something happen to Ruthie while Trump is on watch. Of course by doing that they will nullify those two moderate wildcards Collins and Murkowski. Flake is a lame duck...I don't know who will replace him. I would also like to see someone more conservative challenge Murkoswki.....Palin anyone??
oops, i forgot, the libturds hate blacks too
trump should just go ahead with his #2, the retarded bi-racial muslim transgendered fetus
nahhhhhh, hate there too
wtf to do?? what's acceptable to the flailing loony left??
The Rock
It will be ugly until they know they have pushed it past the midterms. They desperately need enough power to get another Kennedy type. He was the result of a nominee (Bork) coming under major attack and not getting confirmed
Scalia was confirmed with zero "no" votes...seems crazy framed in how the process goes these days.
If I'm wrong I will be the first to admit it and eat crow. And it will be the best meal I will have in a while.
They know that after SIX FBI investigations, everything that could possibly reflect on his character is already known.
They also know that the timeline to get him confirmed will still work.
Now, if they grant another delay, forget all of the above.
It has just been reported that the FBI will also investigate this Ramerez allegation which now travels beyond the scope of the Ford allegations and all those who she named involved. I also heard on the radio today that the FBI INTENDS to complete this investigation in one week,...BUT. That "but" was all I needed to hear. ..."I'm an optimist, so I believe the Reps know what they are doing".....I am a supreme optimist and can't believe what I just read.
The Rock
However, I'd be shocked if 'limited' includes whatever new bimbos Avenatti and the rest drag up.
The Rock Ask her on Monday, then Wednesday and hope Friday something will change?
The Rock
bk...help me out here.
The Rock
My life time friend doesn’t remember any of this ( and the other 3 people I said were there testified under oath they don’t know anything about this).
I have a fear of flying , but have no problem jet-setting all over the world while on vacation. I’ve been on airplanes more in the past two months than most people in a year, but my fear is completely legit.
I don’t know who paid for my hotel and polygraph test( the afternoon of my grandmothers funeral, or maybe it was the next day, who knows). And guess what? I flew there. Oh and that polygraph, it was only two questions, neither of which were about Kavanaugh. But hey, I passed so that’s all that matters. And my PhD in psychology definitely, in no way, helped me with it or my testimony today.
My friends on the beach encouraged me to continue contacting the media with my story (because we were running out of time). I can’t name them, so we’ll just call them beach friends. Yet while giving such great advice, none were willing to be character witnesses. Meanwhile, Judge Kavanaugh had hundreds of character witnesses step up in a matter of days.
My lawyers, out of the kindness of their hearts, are helping me for FREE yet I have a “needed” gofundme page that currently is sitting at $473,622. I’m so desperately in need of help there’s even a second gofundme with $209,987. I promise though I’m not getting anything out of my testimony, that money is just going to cover my expenses.
I’m super smart. I have a PhD and I teach graduate students. I know lots of big words, but it should be totally believable that I don’t understand basic questions.
I was the only person in the United States that didn’t know Congress agreed to come to me instead of me going to DC. They really do care about my flying phobia after all."
Get the picture yet, America?"
The Rock
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No way.
The Republicans have no balls, and have not a clue on how to govern.
Trump is on his own, as is Bret Kavanaugh.
No way he is going to get confirmed.
The Rock
Great post.
I consider Townhall a very credible source and I can't disagree with a word of the post.
thanik's Link
I'm going to change my yes to a firm maybe.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler says if Brett Kavanaugh "is on the Supreme Court and the Senate hasn't investigated, then the House would have to" investigate "any credible allegation" of perjury and "things that haven't been properly looked into" https://t.co/dREdLgeUAk #ThisWeek pic.twitter.com/JimTTs1UvN
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 30, 2018
Accusations are truth!
JL's Link
""" "" Take a deep breath, fellas. ""
I'm thinking the same thing. I suspected this may happen. None of us are going to change what's happening in the Beltway. If the FBI sticks to the scope that was outlined...and I suspect they already have most of this figured out already....I think and hope this will wrap up quickly. To take it to another step....if the FBI does indeed do a quick turnaround...I would not be surprised to see a floor vote scheduled for next Wednesday or Thursday.""""
Accelerated FBI investigation could lead to Kavanaugh confirmation vote this week
Luppe B. Luppen Contributor ,Yahoo News•October 1, 2018
The FBI appears to be preparing to bring the limited investigation of Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to a rapid conclusion, limiting the delay negotiated Friday by Sen. Jeff Flake and setting the stage for a confirmation vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination this week.
Don Stewart, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, said that a floor vote on Kavanaugh would not take place on Monday even if the FBI investigation concludes Monday morning because the Senate’s rules for invoking cloture require several days’ delay. “If the [FBI’s] report comes in today,” Stewart said, “Leader [McConnell] could file cloture, setting up a Wednesday cloture vote, and Thursday confirmation.”
The deal brokered by Flake called for a cloture vote no later than this Friday. But word that the FBI could finish the review by Monday morning — and the Sunday night dissemination of a memo by the Arizona prosecutor who questioned Ford during last week’s hearing — stoked fears among Democrats that a rushed confirmation vote could follow close behind.
The New York Times reported Sunday evening that the FBI’s “‘limited’ supplemental background check of Judge Kavanaugh could be finished by Monday morning.”
Also on Sunday evening, a five-page memo to “all Republican Senators” written by Rachel Mitchell, who was brought in by Republican senators on the judiciary committee to question Ford, appeared in the Washington Post. Mitchell’s memo applies withering skepticism to Ford’s testimony and says, “I do not think that a reasonable prosecutor would bring this case based on the evidence before the Committee.”
The previous day, the Times reported that the FBI had only been authorized to speak to four witnesses: Mark Judge, the friend of Kavanaugh’s who Ford had said was in the room during the alleged assault; Leyland Keyser, a friend of Ford’s who she says was a guest at the party where the alleged assault occurred but was not told about it; P.J. Smyth, another guest at the party, and Deborah Ramirez, who has also made an allegation that Kavanaugh assaulted her at a party at Yale University. Reportedly excluded from the list were Kavanaugh and Ford; Ford’s husband; Julie Swetnick, a separate accuser; a number of Kavanaugh’s Yale classmates who have come forward to challenge his testimony about his drinking, and any witnesses who could corroborate Ramirez’s or Swetnick’s accounts.
The New Yorker magazine Sunday evening recounted the obstacles that potential witnesses who are not on the list of four witnesses have encountered in their efforts to make contact with the FBI or Senate investigators. For instance, Mark Judge’s ex-girlfriend has hired a lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, and is reportedly seeking to provide information rebutting the account that Judge has provided through the press and written statements to the Judiciary Committee out of “a sense of civic duty to tell what she knows.”
Kaplan told the New Yorker that she has had no response from Senate investigators other than to say her emails had been “received,” and an FBI official suggested that she call a toll-free tip line. An anonymous Yale classmate, whom the New Yorker reports is attempting to corroborate Ramirez’s accusation, after multiple attempts to reach the FBI in Washington, D.C. and at a local field office, was similarly referred to a toll-free number and ended up submitting his information through an online portal.
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OTOH, Flake later said he was NOT referring to Kavanaugh when he said that.
Yeah, right.
Tiger-Eye's Link
In addition it was pitched yesterday by Lindsey Graham that BK be renominated if he doesn't get confirmed. Really puts the stalling red state Dems in pickle now. If they vote against him, they are on record immediately prior to election. (thank you for the delay DIFI!!!!). Should he not get confirmed this round, the renomination threat means that Red States have the opportunity to vote in new senator for the second round. Entirely possible that we get BK and pick up seats in the Senate. CHECKMATE
Glad to see Graham playing hardball.
So......wrong I was, and DAMN glad of it! Got any hot sauce for that crow? ;-)
Be optimistic when at all possible! Life goes better that way.
We win this, probably with a vote of 53-47.
