Thread by @hilzoy

Dear God.

1/ If you want to understand why liberals are so upset, read this and marvel at the assumption that Kavanaugh is an example of someone who is just "seeking to do right." An assumption made in the face of his abundant lies on a variety of topics ...

2/ the contrast between his obvious motive for lying and Prof. Blasey Ford's lack of one, the Republicans' absolute refusal to have an investigation or to subpoena witnesses (e.g. Mark Judge) whose testimony is obviously relevant, etc., etc.

3/ And add to that their determination to ram his confirmation through even though he gave abundant evidence that he doesn't have the temperament to sit on any court.

4/ The same guy who could not bring himself to pronounce on ANY legal question lest it cast doubts on his objectivity felt no such compunction about blaming the accusations leveled against him on people who want revenge for the Clintons.

5/ If any liberal group is a party to a case that ends up in front of the Supreme Court, do you have faith that he will be objective? I don't.

Add to that his obvious disrespect for some of the Senators who were questioning him, especially Sen. Klobuchar.

6/ If I had the resources, I'd check to see whether, during his career as a judge, anyone he was questioning ever interrupted him and tried to make him answer THEIR questions. Is this just how he thinks questioning under oath works?

7/ If someone whom he was questioning started treating him the way he treated Sen. Klobuchar ("Have you ever blacked out?" she asked. He sneered in response, “Have you?”), did he accept that as normal procedure?

I imagine not.

8/ And if not, what are we supposed to think, if not: in his mind, that's different. HE gets to be rude to Senators who are questioning him. But that's because he is himself, while she is -- a woman? not a frat boy like him? What?

9/ What I see is: one witness who had no motive to lie; one who did. One witness who tried to answer questions, one who tried to evade them. One who showed respect for our government, one who showed contempt.

10/ The very idea that we should confirm this person -- it makes no sense, even in conservative terms. They have other nominees who are just as conservative. (Do they think we don't know that? They must, if they think we're doing this to block Kavanaugh QUA CONSERVATIVE.)

11/ But they'll do it anyways. Because having someone who would make a good judge on our highest court is less important than winning at any cost.

And they'll keep telling themselves that REALLY they're just sticking up for honor and decency.

Which, um, no.

/Fin