Wow. And blatant lies like this don’t give repubs cause for concern?
Funny how the passage of just a little time can settle impressions.
I believe Kavanaugh was acting. Dr. Ford was not.
Kavanaugh acted as another Republican on the committee. I think he energized the Republicans to just yell at the Democrats, culminating in Graham's tirade. It's as if Kavanaugh and the Republicans thought they could just angrily argue and tirade their way into confirmation.
I've gone back and looked at selected sections of his testimony. I focused on Sen. Whitehouse, because he represents my state. At the time, I thought Whitehouse could have done a better job, but I was wrong.
In fact, some of Kavanaugh's most defensive stances occurred under questioning from Whitehouse. "If you want to look at my yearbook, have at it". Then he threw himself back in his chair, with a look of disgust, and to me that's an act that a guilty man might engineer on the spot to look innocent. "What do you like to drink, Senator? Senator, what do you like to drink"? That latter exchange was pretty arrogant and frankly, uttered in contempt. And he's in attack mode there, attack when your adversary is getting too close for comfort. I realize an innocent man has all the right in the world to be pissed, but he then gave fairly ludicrous answers to what the entries in the yearbook signified. All, seemingly, in service to preserving a level of innocence that did not suggest excessive drinking and sex. You could say he was hiding who he was at that time in his life. So, maybe there is worse behavior he was hiding.
I agreed with Whitehouse that he was not credible. Loud, aggressive, belligerant, contemptuous at times, whining, but not credible.
Me thinks he doth protest too much might apply to Kavanaugh's testimony.
Here's that exchange with Whitehouse. Kavanaugh acting defensive, treating a duly elected representative of American citizens with contempt at times. Not a good look for one who would be a Supreme Court Justice. He knew what those yearbook notations signified, but he'd rather not say. He was acting. Dr. Ford was not.