We know two things for certain: That she told the truth as best she was able, and he lied without compunction. Most of the rest of what we know flows from those two facts. #KavanaughHearings
Ford spoke carefully, thoughtfully, forthrightly, even where doing so undermined her current rhetorical point. Kavanaugh issued flatly preposterous untruths without blinking. #KavanaughHearings
Kavanaugh said the party couldn't have been on a weekday, because he worked weekdays. Later he admitted he drank on weekdays, and his diary shows one drinking gathering on a Thursday. A stupid, obvious lie. #KavanaughHearings
Another that jumped out: When Mitchell asked if he'd ever woken up with different clothes on than he expected. You could see him pause and smile. Don't be absurd—of course he had. But then he realized to say so would be admitting blacking out. So he said no. #KavanaughHearings
Of course Kavanaugh has lost moments while drinking. Of course he has. Heavy drinkers do so regularly—I saw one study recently that found that 30% of college students had in the last year. And he alludes to doing so in multiple documents on the record. #KavanaughHearings
Oh, and here's a great one: He was asked about the reference in the yearbook to his being the champion puker at Beach Weak. He said he had a weak stomach, suggested it was food-related until forced to backtrack. A casual, obvious, stupid lie. #KavanaughHearings
And contrast, again, with Ford. There were a dozen times she was asked a question only she knew the answer to. Could have easily said "I don't recall." She answered every time, even where it would make her look bad. #KavanaughHearings
Before today, I believed Ford. After her testimony I'm certain beyond any doubt that she told the truth on every major issue as best as she was able. No doubt. Certain. #KavanaughHearings
And Kavanaugh couldn't even tell the truth about why his dipshit high school buddies gave him an award for throwing up. #KavanaughHearings
