Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   Another high tech lynching by Democrats Date:   9/18/2018 6:09:23 PM

I have watched this very closely and have waited before weighing in to see whether these allegations have any merit.  I believe they do not for a variety of reasons. 

First is the politics of this.  Feinstein has had this information since July and did not ask Kavanaugh about them in either the open or closed door hearings.  She brought them out now in a very thinly veiled attempt to derail the nomination until after the midterms.  And be assured, even if they do not win the Senate they will demand that the nomination not happen until after the 2020 general election.  Count on it.  They should not get away with this. 

Second, the victim is a raging left wing activist who has mental health issues and her memory of this vicious attack amazingly only came up in counseling decades later.....and Kavanaugh was not mentioned by name in the notes from the session.  Conveniently they are claiming bad note taking which is laughable.  Had she mentioned names I can assure you the counselor would have written them down.  And before she released her name she conveniently and pathetically tried to scrub her social media of all her left wing activism.  Methinks she foolishly thought she could get away with it.

Third, he denies knowing her, being at the party and assaulting anyone.  This is a he said she said situation and the other person she claimed was present likewise denies it ever happening (as you would expect he would obviously).  There is literally no way this allegation can be proven.  As for the lie detector test she took.  It would be interesting indeed to see the details of that test and whether she was asked specifically about whether it was Kavanaugh.  Drunk or not, he would remember such an out of character event from his past.

Fourth, it is not even clear that she will agree to testify under oath about these allegations.  This would put her in legal jeopardy and given her original desire to remain anonymous it would appear that she was hesitant to come forward.  One can only wonder why but I suspect it was because she knew this would not pass any level of scrutiny.  If she agrees to testify she should be heard and Kavanaugh should have the opportunity to respond.  At the end of the process we will have her word against Kavanaugh and his friend.  I doubt she will be nearly as credible as them but you never know.

Fifth, there is no pattern of behavior like we saw with Slick Willie and Carlos Danger.  Apparently all his old girlfriends have come forward to refute this claim and have vouched for his character (along with 65 other women that know him well).  If he were such a mean-spirited predator the #metoo women would be lining up with similar claims.  To date that has not happened, unlike Slick Willie who was accused of rape and multiple infidelities, including the infamous blue dress.  This alone is enough for any reasonable person to question the veracity of her claims.

Finally, regardless of whether he is confirmed or not his reputation will be forever marred by this sorry political stunt as the Anita Hill allegations marred Clarence Thomas forever.  It is a sad and unfortunate spectacle watching Democrats smear someone simply because they don't like the results of the last several elections.  Actually it is despicable.  And even leftists are slamming Feinstein for her handling of this and rightly so.  Were these allegations credible she would have brought them forward right away and allowed the committee to vet them.  But she chose the path of trying to throw a hail Mary pass at the 11th hour for political gain.

And sadly the Never Trumpers like Jeff Flake and Murckowski are falling for this hook, line and sinker.  That too is despicable behavior on their part but all too common these days.  So this will all play out and time will tell if her gambit will pay off.  Either way, the process for the advice and consent of the Senate for POTUS nominations will never be the same.  And the reason this is so important is because the legislative branch is negligent in their duty and either punts to the Executive/Bureaucracy  or the Judicial branch so they can focus on getting re-elected.