Kavanaugh, accusers deserve a proper investigation
Friday, September 28, 2018
Eugene Robinson
Republicans are learning that "we're going to plow right through it" is a dangerous way to approach a minefield.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., used that agricultural metaphor Friday to promise conservatives the Senate would confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh no matter what. Now, with a second and third woman accusing Kavanaugh of misconduct and more potentially on the way, Republicans can neither advance nor retreat without risking disaster ...
Make no mistake, this is a crisis of the GOP's own making. Republicans are in such a hurry to cement a conservative, anti-abortion majority on the high court before the midterm election that they refused to meaningfully alter their fast-track timetable for Kavanaugh's confirmation even after psychologist Christine Blasey Ford accused the nominee of sexually assaulting her when they were both in high school ...
Deborah Ramirez has accused him of exposing himself to her at an alcohol-fueled party when both were students at Yale, and crusading lawyer Michael Avenatti said on Twitter that he has a client with information about misconduct by Kavanaugh in high school ...
http://www.reflector.com/Op-Ed/2018/09/28/Kavanaugh-and-his-accusers-deserve-a-proper-investigation.html
