I'm in the general agreeance that his behavior during the testimony (and interviews) is what should condemn him. Just based on his general unprofessional behavior - let alone if he lied under oath or not.
However - The other items have no basis, facts, or real credibility. Everyone here drank in high school and college (well, 99% at least, we are talking about a nerd forum). Everyone here has also likely had one night where you blacked out or simply was unable to remember what happened the previous night. Thinking that a political figure is holier than thou is downright pathetic. If actions from when you were a kid growing up in life was grounds for not hiring you most people here would never be employed
Agree with the first part.
Second: first, he shouldn't be a political figure. Trump made him one. Second, it doesn't really matter that our younger selves are what they were. It's pretty clear, with regard to your first comment, that it
is his history at that age that clearly informs and is
current to his personality that resulted in his shameful display last week. This obviously isn't "what Brett did in High School, or College!" The ABA has long come out against this guy, recommending to the GOP that he should never be allowed to sit on any bench. These are supposed to be relatively temperate "nerds" that achieve a high level of respect in this field because of their long-repeated displays of professionalism, which generally means they didn't have the same type of lives that we did. But again, not everyone went through high school black out drunk, possibly raping everything with two legs but as long as "They didn't remember it!" it was OK...I mean, can we drop that?
The GOP has consistently ignored the recommendations of the very body that is in the best position to ascertain an individual's qualifications for sitting as a judge. This goes back to 2006 or so, long before any of us plebs knew anything about Kavanaugh.
None of this is new information to the committees, political and non-political, that are responsible for these kind of positions. Mitch knew he was, and it's why he told Trump to stay away...now Mitch marches out like a little lap dog, claiming that it is an AFFRONT! to democracy that "the Dems!" are doing their...well, actual duty of informing the country of
what we all knew about this rat bastard of a human!
Let's be clear: The GOP isn't angry about the democrats delaying their Mamon-anointed frat-fucker; they are angry that the Democrats are exposing what all of them already knew about this piece of shit. They are desperately trying to slide by appointing a clearly unqualified individual, with all of this known, disqualifying baggage, hoping that their base will never know that they actually hated this guy. Do what Trump does...OR ELSE!
Just the fact that this debate has been turned to us, suddenly fighting over an issue that had been long-settled by both dems and Reps years ago: An essentially bi-partisan understand that this guy is rat-filth and never deserves to be on SCOTUS. Us picking sides on this long-settled issue is just god-damn useless. It's what the GOP wants, and they desperately want to get away as appearing as the "good guys" here, after cravenly accepting this person that
none of them like.