[untenured]

Indeed. Another possibility, far from unimaginable in our times, is that she is genuinely appalled that a Justice Kavanaugh could threaten Roe v. Wade and other examples of what is for two days left SCOTUS holy writ, and it is worth making someone something up to prevent this from happening.

This, I think, in combination with the unexpected agreement of the Republican majority to hear her testimony so quickly but with no extraneous content, might explain the facts as we have them.

[untenured]

Today’s left.

[independentmind]

I think your suggestion is the more likely one.

But I do have to wonder about some of the gossip that Blasey was a somewhat of a wild teenager. From her perch in Palo Alto, she may very well feel that she was used by a lot of boys in her social circle—boys that eventually became successful and prominent members of DC society.

That kind of resentment can fester over a long period of time. We may be seeing the results of it.