Dr. Ford Is Outplaying These Republican Senators. Eventually They May Realize That.

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https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a23366650/christine-blasey-ford-senate-republicans-negotiations/

Dr. Ford Is Outplaying These Republican Senators. Eventually They May Realize That.
They've yet to figure out that they have no decent options.
By Charles P. Pierce
Sep 22, 2018
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Well, it seems that the Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee will continue to play stupid games with Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, and with the possibility of her appearing before them next week, when all their kangaroo suits will come back from the cleaners. She wants to appear on Thursday. They now have offered Wednesday, after insisting for several days on a hearing on Monday next. From Politico:

The GOP is offering to hold the hearing on Wednesday after Ford sought Thursday and is meeting some of her requests but not others, the senator said. The senator added that Republicans are not inclined to agree with Ford’s lawyers that she should only be questioned by lawmakers – not an outside counsel.“We’ll do it on Wednesday, we expect the accuser before the accused, and we do intend to have the counsel do the questioning,” the senator said, summing up the Republicans’ stance.

I don't know who The Senator is with whom Politico spoke. (I have what I think is a good guess, though.) In any event, he or she is bidding strong behind a busted straight. Haven't these people learned yet that they can't make Dr. Ford do anything she doesn't want to do? Haven't they figured out yet that they really don't have decent options? They extended their deadline for Dr. Ford to respond on Friday, and they've already backed off a Monday hearing. They are negotiating very badly, as will often be the case when you have no good negotiating position at all. So, they're scrambling while Kavanaugh's polling numbers sink into the Potomac.

Not only that, but Dr. Ford's team knows very well how to press an advantage.

The GOP has been told that Ford does not want to fly from her California home to Washington, according to the Republican senator, which means she may need to drive across the country to make the hearing. Ford has reportedly told friends she is uncomfortable in confined spaces, indicating a physical difficulty in making the trip by plane.

I wonder why she might be uncomfortable in confined spaces.

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[malaise]

1. As we say here she's eating their lunch

[Fred Sanders]

2. The Grand OLD Party is idiotic...why not just say...whatever you want...testify on Thursday if

you like, sure, Senators will question, not lawyers..instead they shoot themselves in the foot everyday haggling over reasonable requests, again telling the public they do not care for sexual assault victims, before, during or after the crime.

Caught like a fly in a web of their own past hypocrisy.

[Roland99]

5. GrOPers

[lindysalsagal]

3. She's smarter than the whole party. And braver.

The details are gonna leave a mark.

[Me.]

4. At The Very Least She's Smart Enough To Assemble A Power Team

[LiberalFighter]

6. That is a great detail that she is uncomfortable in confined spaces.