I found both Flake and Kennedy's closing comments to Kavanaugh very peculiar.

[gordianot]

They were not in the GOP fawning mold and seemed to me non commital and vague. Not that I can predict anything but is there some unspoken or vague hope?

As to Kennedy asking Kavanaugh if he believes in God I have severe doubts that he does.

[sweetloukillbot]

1. Flake's statement gave me pause as well

I still don't trust him, but he wasn't apologizing and seemed genuinely thoughtful.

[gordianot]

3. The rest appeared to be almost cookie cutter copies.

They did not fawn over Kavanaugh.

[RockRaven]

2. I sure as hell wouldn't give Kennedy any credit here...

That was an underhanded-pitch "get out of jail free" card, to mix metaphors.

"Oh, you DO believe in Jeebus? Golly, that's swell. You're such a fine, honorable man!"

[sweetloukillbot]

6. That's how I took it, but...

I can see it maybe being him offering Kavenaugh a chance to come clean.
I was surprised to see that he is one of the undecideds.

[marylandblue]

4. Well, if Flake were planning to vote no, I wouldn't say anything either.

If he announces his vote ahead of time, they will browbeat him to make him change.

[LibDemAlways]

5. I hold out some hope for Flake. He only

spoke for a minute and wasn't fawning over Kavanaugh the way the rest of the corrupt R turds were. He could still be a hero of this thing.

Kennedy is just a jerk. "Do you believe in God?" What an asshat way to end.