I don’t think that the abortion-loving left needed its Moore victory to put the wind in its sails for this one. They likely would have played it the same way regardless of Moore. This is a very much rerun of Bork and Thomas, with different allegations, characters, etc, but the same basic playbook. Whenever an appointment threatens to tip the balance against Roe v Wade, the left goes nuclear. It is total war, and they will not yield. They will employ any and every weapon at their disposal. Truth be damned. Decency be damned
If these bastards manage to get rid of Kavanaugh, they had better enjoy the blood-letting while it last because I would be willing to bet a dollar to a donut Trump’s replacement for him will be Amy Coney Barrett. Let them try and destroy a pro life, brilliant female judge. That ain’t happening.
Today on FBN, Napolitano (never Trumper) said this is all about abortion. Kavanaugh, a Catholic, is assumed to be anti-abortion (which he probably is). They hear “Catholic” and assume pro-life, which is an incorrect assumption. The Catholics I know well donate heavily to Emily’s List and volunteer time to Planned Parenthood. And that’s in the Bible Belt of east TN.
SCOTUS is jam packed with Catholics. How hard would it be to appoint an Evangelical for once? Even though Evangelicals are more pro-life than Catholics, people don’t know that quite often. One might get through the confirmation process more easily.