When Christine Blasey Ford made an unfounded accusation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her sometime in the 1980’s, the Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee immediately tried to set up a hearing for her to tell her story. Initially Senate democrats also favored a hearing, but because the only point of Ford’s accusation is to delay and untimely terminate Kavanaugh’s nomination, they have flipped faster that a sizzling burger on a McDonald’s grill.
Here’s a perfect example of just how full of shit democrats are. On Monday Illinois Senator Dick Durbin said this about a hearing for Christine Blasey Ford:
“I think [a public hearing is] the only way to go at this point. She has agreed to do it and it’s going to be very difficult, otherwise, to satisfy all the different things that have been said, contradictory things, as you noted, between judge Kavanaugh and Dr. Ford,” said Durbin.
By Wednesday, this was Durbin’s take on a hearing:
Republicans are pushing forward with the partisan ambush they have planned for Dr. Blasey Ford on Monday. Their actions are an insult to her and to survivors of sexual assault everywhere. https://t.co/QfOZF7mlid
— Dick Durbin (@DickDurbin) September 20, 2018
On Monday New York Senator Kristen Gillibrand was all for a hearing:
“I’m hopeful the Senate will at least have some measure of review, maybe a hearing, some measure of analysis of this accusation, and have some measure of clarity on whether this is disqualifying. I believe it is disqualifying, given what we know,” said Gillibrand.
Sure, Gillibrand has already convicted Kavanaugh, but she was at least in favor of a hearing. But that was so Monday because by Wednesday she was attacking Republicans for scheduling a hearing.
Gillibrand: “They are giving her (Ford) an option. The option is show up Monday or don’t show up at all. I consider that to be bullying.”
— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) September 20, 2018
On Tuesday Delaware Senator Chris Coons was in favor of a hearing for Ford to testify:
“It is my hope that the Senate Judiciary Committee will demonstrate that we are today capable of treating an alleged victim of sexual assault with the respect and thoroughness that her allegations deserve. It is important that this hearing be informed first by experts,” said Coons.
But by Wednesday he was all…
For this to be a fair, deliberate, and open process, we need to let the FBI do its job and allow agents to conduct a full investigation of the allegations bravely brought forward by Dr. Ford.
— Senator Chris Coons (@ChrisCoons) September 20, 2018
On Monday Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono was expecting a good hearing with Ford and Kavanaugh:
“I expect to have both witnesses come if they are willing to – and they both have expressed their willingness – and that everyone should be heard,” said Hirono.
On Wednesday Hirono was decidedly against any kind of hearing, calling Republican’s efforts to set it up “bullshit.”
Obviously whatever Republicans want, democrats will oppose and the GOP should use this to their advantage. They should call for a full FBI investigation into the allegations and put Kavanaugh’s confirmation vote on hold indefinitely. At that point democrats will call the FBI investigation an attempt to bully Christine Blasey Ford and immediately vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh. Democrats are insane but predictable.
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