Fascinating conversation w/ @ChrisCoons just now. The Senator —one of the best— carefully refrained from calling #JudgeKavanaugh a liar, saluted his credentials and character, said there is a broader disagreement about documents but seemed resigned to his confirmation before 9/30
More fascinating still was the conversation about trying to repair the confirmation process between now and the elelction—when neither side knows who will control chamber. I suggested a group of @ChrisCoons @amyklobuchar @BenSasse @SenMikeLee and incoming chair @LindseyGrahamSC
plus perhaps the returned “giant of the Senate” Jon Kyl to gather and hammer out a new set of rules, but clearly that would have to include expansion of D.C. Circuit, maybe splitting 9th, to get to goal line. Put the vote necessary at 55 or 60, but timeline etc. Fix it.
