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To: frog in a pot

I think the point is to have a fair hearing of Ford’s charges, not to do a fluff job on Kavanaugh. He’s strong enough to answer tough questions.


5,171 posted on 09/27/2018 1:20:32 PM PDT by palmer (...if we do not have strong families and strong values, then we will be weak and we will not survive)
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To: palmer; TigerClaws
Ok, you make good points.

However, from my perspective it appears the R's avoided their responsibility to fully attempt to determine whether Ford was a credible accuser.

This may be excusable and warrant R acceptance if the vote for confirmation is a slam dunk; i.e. there would be no necessity for a bloody mess with R fingerprints.

In essence, the committee brought in a mediator, albeit one with a confrontational and somewhat biased tone. (That would also explain why Mitchell would give Ford an "Ok" after most of her responses.)

on one hand, the use of a mediator in such committee procedures may be a step forward. On the other, this may have been a missed, important opportunity to give future character assassins pause for concern.

5,647 posted on 09/27/2018 1:58:47 PM PDT by frog in a pot (Obama's "Remaking of America" continues apace in the absence of effective political opposition.)
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