A high stakes game of "he said, she said" detours Kavanaugh confirmation process
But here we are nonetheless. And, just days before the scheduled Senate vote on Kavanaugh's nomination, we're facing a barrage of questions. For instance, do we believe what she said, or what he said?
And: Even if Kavanaugh did -- as a 17-year-old who had too much to drink -- everything that she said, should it doom Kavanaugh's nomination?
And also: What about that article of faith among liberals that says people can change?
Barack Obama admitted to using cocaine. George W. Bush had a drinking problem. Bill Clinton said he smoked marijuana but apparently incompetently since he claims he didn't inhale.
American voters gave them all a second chance -- and, ultimately, two terms in office.
I could list the moral failings of the current president that his supporters -- including on the religious right -- are all too willing to forgive, but I don't have the word space.
Which brings us to this question: Is the moral standard for a Supreme Court justice higher than it is for the leader of the free world?
And this one: What's the standard for a U.S. senator? The late Edward Kennedy left the scene of a car crash off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island in 1969, where a young woman died. Kennedy served for another 40 years.
Why? Because, as they say on the left, people change.
But apparently not Supreme Court nominees put up by Republicans. They aren't people, too?
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