Grassley is not going to end debate without giving the Democrats the opportunity to review Kavanaugh’s papers the same way Republicans had the opportunity to review Kagan’s and Sotomayor’s papers.
In order to review the papers, those in possession of the DOJ have to be produced.
In the confirmations of Kagan and Sotomayor, there was no incentive for DOJ swamp people to drag their feet on producing the papers. They wanted them to be confirmed.
Here, because we are coming up on an election, there is an incentive for the swamp to drag its feet in hopes that maybe they can delay this until after the election.
Your thinking that Grassley and McConnell will vote to end debate and confirm Kavanaugh if the DOJ is slow to produce the papers for the committee to review is a fantasy.
And why would anybody who wants to see Kavanaugh confirmed object to Sessions throwing more people at the document production task in order to get it done more quickly?
I can understand why the New York Times objects to Sessions throwing more bodies at the task to get it done faster, but I can’t understand why conservatives would agree with the New York Times on this.
Normal procedures involve document requests to the FBI, not the DOJ. It is pure fantasy to think that Rosenstein, inserting himself (and his US Attorneys) into this process will expedite this procedure. Rosenstein has been stonewalling document requests for 18 months.
Your thinking that Sessions and Trump have ordered the stonewalling Rosenstein to get involved, is pure fantasy.
Do I trust Grassley (who doesn't like Rosenstein) and McConnell (who did after all change the filibuster rule) at this point more than I trust Rod Rosenstein, the guy who has been dragging his feet for over a year producing documents and the guy who signed off on a bogus FISA warrant? You bet I do.
I don't understand a conservative thinking that Rod Rosenstein, inserting himself into a document request, is good news.