To state you haven’t condemned him in any way is pure idiocy.
In your scenario, this eminently qualified candidate should get torpedoed due to an unsubstantiated claim which has all the earmarks of a political hit job and lacks critical details. You are clueless as to whether this is really a “character issue” or not BECAUSE WE DON’T KNOW IF IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. How and when would he be cleared of this charge and able to resume the confirmation process in your mind? My guess is as long as it’s after the midterm elections, you don’t care.
In the highly unlikely event that evidence does come out to prove he’s guilty of attempted rape, yes I will change my opinion. But giving a therapist conflicting details of the event, not remembering when this act happened some four decades ago and the accused having an unblemished record throughout his life should cast doubts about the veracity of her story.
What distinguishes this confirmation hearing from that of the prior SC court nominees to which you refer is the devious and acrimonious attempts at character assassination the degree to which more closely resembles the Robert Bork hearing.
I understand that you disagree with some of Kavanaugh’s decisions and I’m not knowledgeable enough to discuss the merits of the opinions which with you differ. But well-respected legal scholars have praised his legal qualifications and it would appear that this is not in dispute. Is it possible that you are allowing your professional differences to interfere with your judgement of his character?
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