I actually didn't think he was guilty. When I heard about what happened, I honestly felt like it was kids who were drinking and the situation got out of hand and over their head. But I didn't hear that story and think "Sexual predator". I wasn't even confident it was him at that house. (It was a little sketchy that the other friend went AWOL while all of this was heating up, but that still isn't evidence of anything.) Which is why his response made me so crazy. He could have just said, "I don't recall an event as she described, but there are also nights that I may have drank too much. I can't say for sure what happened at every party, but I feel confident that I never would have intentionally acted in a way that made a woman feel unsafe. I feel terrible she has been carrying this trauma. I have teenage girls and I would never want them to feel disrespected. As a nation, let's take this oppertunity to have a conversation about consent and perspective taking and maybe not drinking when you're not really mature enough to be fully aware of the impact of your choices. Etc. Etc.." Maybe I'm too Pollyanna about this. Maybe it wouldn't have calmed the waters. I know there are some people who still would have called for his head. But I think a number of moderately minded people would have been satisfied.
But first he claimed he was too perfect to ever do anything wrong. And then he came out so aggressive, promising revenge and retribution. I don't think what did or didn't happen at that party made him a poor choice for SC. I think his lack of grace, humility and level headedness while dealing with the situation is where he lost merit, in my opinion. I suspect, he probably received poor advice on how to deal with the situation. Maybe he's not a hot head IRL. I know a few people who know him and swear he's a great guy. Many people felt his testamony in that hearing was for an audience of one. I'm sure he received a standing ovation from that audience. Sadly, he turned off a lot of other people who may have been in his corner if he'd taken another approach.
I feel as though if it were any other time in America, any other president, they would have ditched him and found another candidate. Someone equally conservative, I'm sure. The country would have been better off for it.
Its not hard to find someone who is "conservative." The problem is getting enough people to turn out to vote for them. The beauty of Trump (if you want to call it that) is that he provided a lot of motivation for people to come out and vote on the GoP side.
The truth is people don't really vote for policies, they vote on the basis of emotion and identity. The GoP recognizes this--the Democrats think policy is meaningful. The joke is on them.
The accusation was 30 years old and there was no corroborating witnesses. You can't assume Kavanaugh was guilty.
I actually didn't think he was guilty. When I heard about what happened, I honestly felt like it was kids who were drinking and the situation got out of hand and over their head. But I didn't hear that story and think "Sexual predator". I wasn't even confident it was him at that house. (It was a little sketchy that the other friend went AWOL while all of this was heating up, but that still isn't evidence of anything.) Which is why his response made me so crazy. He could have just said, "I don't recall an event as she described, but there are also nights that I may have drank too much. I can't say for sure what happened at every party, but I feel confident that I never would have intentionally acted in a way that made a woman feel unsafe. I feel terrible she has been carrying this trauma. I have teenage girls and I would never want them to feel disrespected. As a nation, let's take this oppertunity to have a conversation about consent and perspective taking and maybe not drinking when you're not really mature enough to be fully aware of the impact of your choices. Etc. Etc.." Maybe I'm too Pollyanna about this. Maybe it wouldn't have calmed the waters. I know there are some people who still would have called for his head. But I think a number of moderately minded people would have been satisfied.
But first he claimed he was too perfect to ever do anything wrong. And then he came out so aggressive, promising revenge and retribution. I don't think what did or didn't happen at that party made him a poor choice for SC. I think his lack of grace, humility and level headedness while dealing with the situation is where he lost merit, in my opinion. I suspect, he probably received poor advice on how to deal with the situation. Maybe he's not a hot head IRL. I know a few people who know him and swear he's a great guy. Many people felt his testamony in that hearing was for an audience of one. I'm sure he received a standing ovation from that audience. Sadly, he turned off a lot of other people who may have been in his corner if he'd taken another approach.
This right here.
I feel as though if it were any other time in America, any other president, they would have ditched him and found another candidate. Someone equally conservative, I'm sure. The country would have been better off for it.
Its not hard to find someone who is "conservative." The problem is getting enough people to turn out to vote for them. The beauty of Trump (if you want to call it that) is that he provided a lot of motivation for people to come out and vote on the GoP side.
The truth is people don't really vote for policies, they vote on the basis of emotion and identity. The GoP recognizes this--the Democrats think policy is meaningful. The joke is on them.