Were there time (were time made... assholes) for more comprehensive analysis she'd probably have her claims vindicated. — fdrake
Her claims are already vindicated by her credible testimony. Has any Senator accused her of lying? Even Trump didn't do that after her testimony (although he did BEFORE the testimony). Kavanaugh has even said that he's not questioning that she had been assaulted, he just denies being the one. (rank and file folks calling her a liar just reflect on their own partisanship, not on a careful evaluation of evidence). — Relativist
From reports I've been reading, the FBI investigation will be extremely half-assed. — Maw
In the investigation (and by some pundits), why is Dr Ford being referred to as 'Christine Blasey Ford', while Brett Kavanaugh keeps his title of 'Judge Kavanaugh'? — Evil
1. She traveled by air a lot for entertainment purposes visiting many remote countries as she writes in her cv.
2. When invited to the Senate hearings she refused claiming her fear of planes. Only under pressure or for money, I don't know, she agreed to fly to Washington. — Proto
From the start the request for the FBI investigation was about delay not truth — Rank Amateur
Anyone who believes that the democratic objective is anything other than to delay confirmation until after the midterms is naive. — Rank Amateur
I don't know what all they will investigate, but from the POV of the administration, the less of a fishing expedition the better. — Bitter Crank
Besides, Congress doesn't suddenly change on November 7th. Republicans have until January 2019 to "plow through" the nomination and install Kavanaugh, which they will no doubt attempt to do, regardless of outcome on November 6th. — Maw
all the races a single issue election on abortion — Rank Amateur
Besides, Congress doesn't suddenly change on November 7th. Republicans have until January 2019 to "plow through" the nomination and install Kavanaugh, which they will no doubt attempt to do, regardless of outcome on November 6th. — Maw
well one reason is it is less than a day old, has not produced anything, and already it is being criticized for not being long enough or wide enough in depth. — Rank Amateur
And what good will that do? They have the majority for the rest of 2018 regardless of how the election turns out.Anyone who believes that the democratic objective is anything other than to delay confirmation until after the midterms is naive. — Rank Amateur
There is way to much at stake with this particular seat. — Rank Amateur
If they successfully delay the confirmation pass November 6th, then there is no further platform to run on because the race is over. — Maw
It will be a referendum on Trump, and the Trumpublican party.Ok, what I was saying was delaying the confirmation passed the midterms, would allow the midterms to be a defacto referendum on abortion - which they believe (I think rightly so) they win on.
Really? How about health care? Conspiracy with the Russians? The destruction of our alliances? An anti-farm trade policy? Support of racism? Attacks on women? Separation of children from their families? Balancing the budget? Environmental protection? Basic competence at FEMA? Voting rights? A rational response to climate change? The repeal of the state income tax deduction? Failure to respond to mass shootings? Open your eyes. The Republicans are on the wrong side of so many issues that they are in for a historical shellacking. — Dfpolis
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