Kavanaugh's accuser from 38 years ago goes public

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Jeff Flake: I Will Vote to Confirm Brett Kavanaugh



Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) revealed in a statement  Friday that he will vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
Flake, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was considered a key swing vote to confirm Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court.

The senator’s full statement reads:


After hearing more than 30 hours of testimony from Judge Kavanaugh earlier this month, I was prepared to support his nomination based on his view of the law and his record as a judge. In fact, I commented at the time that had he been nominated in another era, he would have likely received 90+ votes.

When Dr. Ford’s allegations against Judge Kavanaugh surfaced two weeks ago, I insisted that she be allowed to testify before the committee moved to a vote. Yesterday, we heard compelling testimony from Dr. Ford, as well as a persuasive response from Judge Kavanaugh. I wish that I could express the confidence that some of my colleagues have conveyed about what either did or did not happen in the early 1980s, but I left the hearing yesterday with as much doubt as certainty.


 
What I do know is that our system of justice affords a presumption of innocence to the accused, absent corroborating evidence. That is what binds us to the rule of law. While some may argue that a different standard should apply regarding the Senate’s advice and consent responsibilities, I believe that the constitution’s provisions of fairness and due process apply here as well.

I will vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh.

CNN reports that when Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) heard the news of Flake’s decision, his immediate response was, “Oh f*ck.”

https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/28/jeff-flake-will-vote-to-confirm-brett-kavanaugh/

[polychronopolous]

You get Flake on board, I think that's a wrap.

Democrat senators from Montana, North Dakota, Indiana, West Virginia could potentially cross the aisle.

McCaskill in Missouri seems hell bent on dying on this hill but is it really a fight worth fighting?

[loco]

CNN reports that when Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) heard the news of Flake’s decision, his immediate response was, “Oh f*ck.”

https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/28/jeff-flake-will-vote-to-confirm-brett-kavanaugh/

LOL   

[polychronopolous]

Sen. Bob Corker to Vote ‘Yes’ on Kavanaugh: ‘Nothing Corroborates the Allegation’



Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) announced Thursday evening that he would vote to confirm President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, pointing to the lack of corroboration of Dr. Christine Ford’s allegation of sexual assault.
“I believe those who come forward with allegations of sexual assault deserve to be heard,” he wrote in a statement. “That is why I was one of the first members of the Senate to call on the judiciary committee to delay the original vote on the nomination so that both Dr. Ford and Judge Kavanaugh could provide additional information.”


“I know it took courage for Dr. Ford to appear before the committee today,” he continued. “I also very strongly believe that Judge Kavanaugh, like all Americans, deserves the presumption of innocence and that it was equally as important for him to have the opportunity to address the charges and defend himself.”

[polychronopolous]

Either Murkoski or Collins commits at this point and we have a newly appointed HONORABLE Supreme Court Justice.

[Kwon3]

LOL, half the democrats just left the committee hearing while chairman Grassley was speaking. Harris, Booker, Hirono among them. It'll be on YouTube shortly.

They're such children. Literally when they don't get their way, they pick up their pencils and leave the room on live TV. What a disgrace. You'll never see a conservative do the same thing for liberal judges.

The Democrats are the biggest joke in American history. Anyone who votes for them is a traitor, a criminal, and a scumbag. Turning the highest offices and most solemn processes in the country into a fucking farce.

Liberals are so pathetic a new word needs to be generated to describe their shamelessness and the bottomless depths of their stupidity.

[polychronopolous]

Some Dems walk out of meeting after panel decides to vote on Kavanaugh later today

Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court is poised for a vote Friday morning by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The Republican-led committee began a crucial meeting to debate and then to vote on whether to advance the nomination to the full Senate — a day after nearly nine hours of emotional and at times wrenching testimony from the judge and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, on her allegation of sexual assault when they were teens.


Here's how the day is unfolding:

10:23 am: Leahy: 'It feels like Alice in Wonderland around here.'
"It's almost surreal," Leahy said, admonishing the committee amid the meeting on Kavanaugh's confirmation. "This Judiciary Committee is no longer an independent branch of government. And we're supposed to be. The Senate is supposed to be an independent, equal branch of government. We're no longer that. We are an arm and a very weak arm of the Trump White House. Every semblance of independence has just disappeared. It's gone."

9:53 am: Democrats briefly walk out
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Democratic senators Kamala Harris of California, Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Patrick Leahy of Vermont walked out of the meeting in protest.

Staff for Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey left the room, signaling he might walk out too. Eventually, two of the Democratic members that walked out, Leahy and Whitehouse, returned to the Dirksen room.

Ranking Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein seemed to sum up her colleagues' frustration as she underscored the severity of their task and actions of Republicans on the committee.


“I hoped we would do better and show women that our country, our committee, has in fact changed,” the ranking member said. “This isn't a political battle for power, as some have said. This is a serious undertaking with serious allegations. While the Republican strategy is no longer attack the victim, it is ignore the victim. The entire country is watching now how we handle these serious allegations.”

Sen. Chuck Grassley, the committee's chairman, responded to the mostly absent minority during the meeting, asserting, "I regret that my Democratic colleagues again failed to timely bring this relevant information to his attention."

With the committee closely split between 11 GOP members and 10 Democrats, if one Republican votes "no" or "present" on the recommendation, the nomination won't have the endorsement of the full committee.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/kavanaugh-nomination-slated-vote-friday-morning-senate-committee/story?id=58107011

[Kwon3]

Some Dems walk out of meeting after panel decides to vote on Kavanaugh later today

Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court is poised for a vote Friday morning by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The Republican-led committee began a crucial meeting to debate and then to vote on whether to advance the nomination to the full Senate — a day after nearly nine hours of emotional and at times wrenching testimony from the judge and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, on her allegation of sexual assault when they were teens.


Here's how the day is unfolding:

10:23 am: Leahy: 'It feels like Alice in Wonderland around here.'
"It's almost surreal," Leahy said, admonishing the committee amid the meeting on Kavanaugh's confirmation. "This Judiciary Committee is no longer an independent branch of government. And we're supposed to be. The Senate is supposed to be an independent, equal branch of government. We're no longer that. We are an arm and a very weak arm of the Trump White House. Every semblance of independence has just disappeared. It's gone."

9:53 am: Democrats briefly walk out
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Democratic senators Kamala Harris of California, Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Patrick Leahy of Vermont walked out of the meeting in protest.

Staff for Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey left the room, signaling he might walk out too. Eventually, two of the Democratic members that walked out, Leahy and Whitehouse, returned to the Dirksen room.

Ranking Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein seemed to sum up her colleagues' frustration as she underscored the severity of their task and actions of Republicans on the committee.


“I hoped we would do better and show women that our country, our committee, has in fact changed,” the ranking member said. “This isn't a political battle for power, as some have said. This is a serious undertaking with serious allegations. While the Republican strategy is no longer attack the victim, it is ignore the victim. The entire country is watching now how we handle these serious allegations.”

Sen. Chuck Grassley, the committee's chairman, responded to the mostly absent minority during the meeting, asserting, "I regret that my Democratic colleagues again failed to timely bring this relevant information to his attention."

With the committee closely split between 11 GOP members and 10 Democrats, if one Republican votes "no" or "present" on the recommendation, the nomination won't have the endorsement of the full committee.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/kavanaugh-nomination-slated-vote-friday-morning-senate-committee/story?id=58107011

Nice publicity stunt. It's alright, your dung beetle followers gobble it up and take it at face value. Apparently they don't know how Washington works. Nothing is what it seems.

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As fucked as our government is. And it is fucked.

I think McConnell lines this one up and seats Kavanaugh for the next 30 to 40 years.

The Senate is such a Brotherhood and I just can't imagine he doesn't have the votes lined up.

Anything is possible though!

[Kwon3]

Senator Graham just shut it down. 

[polychronopolous]

Senator Graham just shut it down. 

I must admit, that guy has had a decently solid transformation over the past 2 years.

Sniffing the political winds and seeing that the Neo-Con gravy train ride is coming to an end with big boss Trump at the reins?

Yeah that's possible.

A complete opportunist? Come on now...we all know that.

But you have to give respect when it's due and Senator Graham has showed up pretty significantly to buoy the party when it has been necessary.

[loco]

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[Dos Equis]

Jeff Flake: I Will Vote to Confirm Brett Kavanaugh



Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) revealed in a statement  Friday that he will vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
Flake, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was considered a key swing vote to confirm Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court.

The senator’s full statement reads:


After hearing more than 30 hours of testimony from Judge Kavanaugh earlier this month, I was prepared to support his nomination based on his view of the law and his record as a judge. In fact, I commented at the time that had he been nominated in another era, he would have likely received 90+ votes.

When Dr. Ford’s allegations against Judge Kavanaugh surfaced two weeks ago, I insisted that she be allowed to testify before the committee moved to a vote. Yesterday, we heard compelling testimony from Dr. Ford, as well as a persuasive response from Judge Kavanaugh. I wish that I could express the confidence that some of my colleagues have conveyed about what either did or did not happen in the early 1980s, but I left the hearing yesterday with as much doubt as certainty.


 
What I do know is that our system of justice affords a presumption of innocence to the accused, absent corroborating evidence. That is what binds us to the rule of law. While some may argue that a different standard should apply regarding the Senate’s advice and consent responsibilities, I believe that the constitution’s provisions of fairness and due process apply here as well.

I will vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh.

CNN reports that when Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) heard the news of Flake’s decision, his immediate response was, “Oh f*ck.”

https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/28/jeff-flake-will-vote-to-confirm-brett-kavanaugh/

LOL!!!   

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@SunlenSerfaty broke that news to Sen. Coons in the hallway as he walked into the hearing.

Coons said, “Oh f—k,” then choked up, “We each make choices for our own reason. I’m struggling, sorry.”

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[Dos Equis]

Either Murkoski or Collins commits at this point and we have a newly appointed HONORABLE Supreme Court Justice.

Or Manchin. 

[James]

[Kwon3]

I must admit, that guy has had a decently solid transformation over the past 2 years.

Sniffing the political winds and seeing that the Neo-Con gravy train ride is coming to an end with big boss Trump at the reins?

Yeah that's possible.

A complete opportunist? Come on now...we all know that.

But you have to give respect when it's due and Senator Graham has showed up pretty significantly to buoy the party when it has been necessary.

You're either on the Trump train or you're going to get thrown off to the side along with the deep stateists, the old fossil senators that don't understand the new Washington, and the Demoturds with their picket signs, their showground stall bell ringing, hellalujas, we-are-the-world hand-holding one-worldism, and their unprecedented and Putin-approved paranoid detestation of everything and anything made in America.

Graham gets it. The others? They're getting left behind or they're on the train, because Trump isn't pulling the emergency brake for anyone. Full steam ahead to 2020 and beyond.

[polychronopolous]

Or Manchin.  

I don't have the stats in front of me but Trump won West Virginia by a pretty wide margin.

You combine that with the spirit of those Appalachian mountain folk in West Virginia and I just imagine his phone is ringing off the hook.

How can Manchin vote NO??

The lurkers who hide behind their rocks will crawl out and attack but I still say a vote North of 53 IS POSSIBLE.

[loco]

[mazrim]

These losers wasted all their ammo on someone who we aren't even sure how "conservative/constitutional" he is on several of his rulings.

[Dos Equis]

I don't have the stats in front of me but Trump won West Virginia by a pretty wide margin.

You combine that with the spirit of those Appalachian mountain folk in West Virginia and I just imagine his phone is ringing off the hook.

How can Manchin vote NO??

The lurkers who hide behind their rocks will crawl out and attack but I still say a vote North of 53 IS POSSIBLE.

Yep.  I think he will vote yes. 

[Dos Equis]

 

[polychronopolous]

Cory Booker is such a dumpster fire to watch.

No backbone. No real policy agenda. Same old played out race/gender division tactics.

A b-team wannabe trying to wrestle his way into the larger Senate landscape.

Trump would MELT this guy in front of the entire world on stage.

[polychronopolous]

George W. Bush Is Whipping Votes for Brett Kavanaugh



With Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation vote just days away, a big-name supporter of the embattled judge has been making calls to senators who haven’t yet decided if they’ll vote for him.

George W. Bush, the Washington Post reports, has reached out in recent days to Republican senators Susan Collins, Jeff Flake, and Lisa Murkowski, along with Democratic Senator Joe Manchin. The group of four is seen as the key to Kavanaugh’s confirmation; without their votes, he will fail to land a seat on the Supreme Court.


The Post suggests that Bush has entered the fray, at least in part, because these undecided senators are less likely to be swayed by President Trump, who hasn’t made very good friends with any of them. And while that may be what’s driving Bush’s most recent attempt to win support for Kavanaugh, it’s not the whole reason he’s involved.

Bush and Kavanaugh go way back. In 2000, the judge worked for Bush during the Florida recount. In 2003, he nominated Kavanaugh to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. That nomination was held up for three years, during which time Kavanaugh served as White House Staff Secretary. In the summer of 2006, Kavanaugh finally made it onto the court.

When President Trump tapped Kavanaugh to join the Supreme Court in July, Bush came out in full support. “He is a fine husband, father, and friend — and a man of the highest integrity. He will make a superb Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States,” Bush said. Two months later, after the judge was accused of attempted rape, Bush reaffirmed his support.

https://www.google.com/amp/nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/amp/2018/09/george-w-bush-is-whipping-votes-for-brett-kavanaugh.html

[Princess L]

So at THIS point and time,  IF the Dems were given 3 more days (some asking for 1 week)  for the FBI investigation to be reopened, they would FINALLY STFU?  Is that what the majority of them are saying?

[Dos Equis]

Cory Booker is such a dumpster fire to watch.

No backbone. No real policy agenda. Same old played out race/gender division tactics.

A b-team wannabe trying to wrestle his way into the larger Senate landscape.

Trump would MELT this guy in front of the entire world on stage.

A real drama queen.