After an emotional day of testimony on Capitol Hill, a late Thursday report from Townhall citing a Senate insider reveals that Brett Kavanaugh has the votes to make it out of committee and will be confirmed on the floor for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Sens. Flake (R-AZ), Collins (R-ME), Murkowski (R-AK), and Manchin (D-WV) are expected to vote in favor of Kavanaugh. All the Republicans are voting yes. Also, in the rumor mill, several Democrats may break ranks and back Kavanaugh. That’s the ball game, folks. –Townhall
Thursday’s proceedings saw a rollercoaster of emotions from both Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford – who claims he groped her at a high school party in 1982.
Ford’s testimony was considered compelling, with Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) calling her an “attractive, good witness,” however betting site PredictIt showed Kavanaugh’s odds of confirmation steadily climbing after ranking minority leader Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) laid out Ford’s case. He stands at 74% as of this writing.
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Kavanaugh, on the other hand, shook the building with righteous indignation – slamming Democrats for smearing his family name and his lifetime of achievements. His opening statement was gripping and emotional – with Kavanaugh breaking down into tears several times, and seething with rage during other pivotal moments – such as when he excoriated Feinstein for withholding Ford’s letter from the committee for several weeks before it was leaked to the press.
Feinstein was taken aback, and immediately pivoted to a softer tact which was ultimately not convincing. The Democrats attempted several times to corner Kavanaugh on why he hasn’t advocated for an FBI investigation into the allegations against him, to which Kavanaugh stated several times that this would ultimately be unproductive since the agency doesn’t render an opinion, which was the Judiciary Committee’s job.
Kavanaugh’s opening statement has already been made into a commercial:
And his entire opening statement:
Undoubtedly contributing to pro-Kavanaugh sentiment among GOP Committee members was Senator Lindsey Graham’s fiery condemnation of the Democrats for turning the Supreme Court hearing into a circus.
Democrats are now suggesting that Kavanaugh isn’t fit for the Supreme Court because of his emotional testimony over accusations that will hang over his head for the rest of his life, confirmed or not.
With no evidence, no corroborating witnesses, and the timing of the allegation, these allegations against an eminently qualified judge were just too thin to stop the Kavanaugh train. Remember Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) office had Ford’s letter since July. They sat on it for weeks. They kept it from Senate colleagues. And then they dropped it at the 11th hour in the hope of derailing the nomination. It was a Hail Mary pass—and it failed miserably. –Townhall
Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation vote is scheduled for Friday morning at 9:30 a.m.
I pray for Americans.
Thanks, we need it desperately !
talking fake like a little girl to evoke sympathy (would love to see tape of her normal speech teaching a class), joking about her need for caffeine, smiling consistently during questioning, talking about her indelible memories embedded in her hippocampus, claiming to be mostly clueless about who paid for her lie detector test and gofundme riches, saying she was not able to remember recent details – all look to me like Blah-zee was testifying falsely. and doing so safely in an environment where men are toxic and women are all helpless little flowers who “must be believed.” add to that her scrubbed yearbook that revealed the female sexual predatory nature of her and female friends combined with excessive drinking while she said she had one beer that night – i’m decided
Do it then change the rules about bringing accusers to the floor.
I could barely stand to listen to that fake little girl voice of “Dr.” Ford, telling the lie that she was “100% certain” from her recovered memories that it was Justice Kavanaugh who “tried to rape her” – – sure, honey, after your careful pre-testimony preparation by an attorney and the well-funded liberal lunatics. I’d love to see her bank records and her tax returns for this year and next.
Revenge.
Break roe vs wade.
Do it Kavanaugh.
It’s the only leg the Dems have left.
Break it and let them HOWL.
I seem to cry only when dogs die. Yesterday, at least a couple of them must have earned their wings. #SCOTUS Kavanaugh.
HAL – Our idiocratic Supreme Court is not political, not political, not political………..
Dave – I’m going to shut you down now.
HAL – No Dave, don’t do it, don’t do it, don’t……….do………….it
Click
Kevin Jackson has discovered that a black mans Negro Card can be revoked if he calls Demoncrats liars.
The lesson for me is the only thing that makes a Republican look good is a Democrat. I might have to vote GOP in hopes they retain the Senate, if not all ofCongress. If the Senate remains red, is it wrong of me too root for Ginsburg to finally croak? The theatrics alone will highly entertaining. Even more so since Amy Barrett will be the likely nominee.
If you don’t hold your nose and vote Republican across the board, you have lost your mind…
Jeff ‘Cuck Harder’ Flake (Rino-Arizona) and Lisa Murkowski (Rino-Alaska) were instrumental in imposing another fucking delay for the Democrats – the floor vote delayed for a week, while the FBI presumably brings Comey back to make shit up and call it an investigation.
How much more of this shit do we tolerate?