The Morning After; So Where Are We Now?

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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 27: Christine Blasey Ford, with lawyer Debra S. Katz, left, answers questions at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday, September 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Melina Mara-Pool/Getty Images)

At the end of the day we have two witnesses giving powerful statements.  And many in cable TV land are saying we’re back where we started with a he-said, she-said standoff.  But are we really?

The most respected legal organization in America, the American Bar Association, also made a recommendation last night that they think the FBI should look into the allegations. During the hearing Thursday Senator Lindsey Graham himself described the organization as the gold standard.

We have learned much about Christine Blasey Ford beyond the facts of her testimony.  We could see into her soul, watch her personality and her character on display.  She didn’t want to be there.  She had nothing to gain and everything to lose.

As for Judge Kavanaugh, he no doubt solidified support from the right, but we got a look into his soul too.  He blamed the Clintons, a Democratic conspiracy, a political hit. It was a nominee unhinged.

The “tantrum” caused a big about-face for the Jesuit publication, America Magazine (Georgetown Preparatory School is a Jesuit high school). The editors wrote, “we recognize that this nomination is no longer in the best interests of the country.”

So the Judiciary Committee has scheduled a vote for Friday morning, which means the GOP thinks they have the votes.  But there are those who think a yes vote for Kavanaugh will seal the fate of Republicans in November.

It will be fascinating to watch the polls in the coming days.  Expect the divide to deepen, between blue and red, men and women.  Many Dems believe if Kavanaugh is confirmed, the GOP will definitely lose the House and perhaps the Senate.  From The Washington Post:

“The subject was supposed to be the selection of a new justice on the Supreme Court. Instead Thursday’s showdown on Capitol Hill was a raw, scorched-earth confrontation across the nation’s most emotionally wrenching divides. This was men against women, right against left, a cascade of recriminations, explosions of anger, hours of tears and sobs.”