More commentary on Kavanaugh-Ford-Feinstein

But the conservative base also remembers the slander of Judge Robert Bork and has no appetite to surrender to such tactics ever again. If the White House or Senate Republicans do surrender, the populist rage from the right will be terrifying. So congratulations, Sen. Feinstein, you've done the unimaginable: You've made our politics even uglier. Jonah Goldberg

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Kavanaugh cleared for landing on the Supreme Court  "Welcome to the Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
"Democrats threw in the towel on their Anita Hill Revival.
"Christine Blasey Ford falsely accused of attempting to rape her sometime in the 1980s. She doesn't know the time. Or the place. But she said she started remember it in 2012.
"While the political press corps carried the water for Democrats on this one, the bag broke.
"Nobody is buying it -- outside of foaming-at-the-mouth liberals.
"Ford threw in the towel." . . .

Another Potential Witness Named By Kavanaugh Accuser Denies Claims  . . . "Kavanaugh and Judge have both denied the allegation. Now a second potential witness who Ford says was at the party, Patrick J. Smyth, has likewise denied any knowledge of the party or alleged incident.
"Smyth, who graduated with Kavanaugh from Georgetown Prep back in 1983, gave his response in a letter sent by his attorney Eric Bruce to the Senate Judiciary Committee obtained by CNN." . . .

Senate Judiciary Chairman Grassley Suggests No Last-Minute Hearing Without Accuser Testimony… "Senator Chuck Grassley scheduled a hearing for Monday September 24th, to hear testimony from Christine Blasey Ford who has made sketchy accusations against SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault 36-years-ago in high school.

"Today Chairman Grassley suggested if Ms. Blasey-Ford does not agree to give testimony he will cancel the hearing:" . . . 

Additionally, Ms. Blasey-Ford is a registered democrat; a political activist, and a member of the resistance to the administration of President Trump. Included in her activism is attendance during rallies in opposition to President Trump.
Casting further suspicion on her claims, all of Ms. Blasey-Ford’s supportive evidence for her claims was assembled in the past several months prior to the nomination and generally appears to have been timed to derail the supreme court nomination at the last minute.

Jonah Goldberg: Feinstein's Handling of Kavanaugh Accusation Has Made Our Politics Even Uglier  . . . "And what if the truth is somewhere in the middle? Do the actions, as described, tell us an enormous amount about the husband, father and judge? The man has been through six FBI background checks. No one has ever unearthed similar incidents, never mind a pattern of them. If anything, the well-documented patterns of his life and career suggest that the Kavanaugh of Ford's memory is not the Kavanaugh he became -- or perhaps ever was." . . .

But the conservative base also remembers the slander of Judge Robert Bork and has no appetite to surrender to such tactics ever again. If the White House or Senate Republicans do surrender, the populist rage from the right will be terrifying. So congratulations, Sen. Feinstein, you've done the unimaginable: You've made our politics even uglier.

David French at NR: Christine Blasey Ford Must Agree to Testify  . . . "Then, today, Dianne Feinstein called for a “full” FBI investigation before a committee hearing. Keep in mind, this is the same person who knew about Ford’s claims for weeks before they were made public on Sunday. Did her staff investigate the claims? If so, what was the result of that investigation?" . . .

National Review editors call this an "eleventh-hour ambush"

The hearing will probably degenerate into a political circus, given the theatrics at the first round of hearings even before a charge of sexual assault was on the table. The Democrats have conducted themselves disgracefully throughout this process, with their handling of this charge a new low and new depths sure to follow.

In contrast to all the above, Bloomberg News is blatantly anti-Kavanaugh.  They want the Republicans to run up the white flag, to show the white feather, to subjugate themselves to Democrats.