Originally Posted by
arkansasbob
after taking a while to think it through, i have come to a conclusion: if the accusation had even a grain of truth to it, kavanaugh's best move would be to go ahead and give his side of the story. we're talking about a sensationalized memory of something that happened between drunk teenagers. he could claim that she made a pass at him, and then made up the story to save face with her friends when he rejected her. the fact that he is claiming no knowledge of the event tells me he is most likely telling the truth.
furthermore, it is obvious that this was not brought up because anyone thinks the accusation is credible. it was brought out when it was for the specific purpose of delaying the confirmation and nothing more. if it were credible, they would have brought it forward as soon as they knew about it. nobody even seems to be trying very hard to pretend otherwise. based on this alone, i think they should move forward with the confirmation. any democrat with a conscience should vote in favor of speedy confirmation here, but we know that won't happen, and there is enough media pressure to make republicans worry about it too.