this whole thing is frankly embarrassing on so many levels. I really don't give a damn about Kavanaugh one way or another. I do care about principles here, and while I understand this is NOT a trial, everyone seems to be using that as an excuse to set aside logic so they can cheer their "party", and "prove" their side is right. It may not be a criminal trial, which if an actual sexual assault took place as claimed, why is a criminal trial not in the making? Go ahead and answer that. Moving on from there, in almost any situation where there is a "he said, she said" scenario it is impossible to not analyze the evidence and determine "innocence" or "guilt" based on the evidence. I learned many years ago as I was the foreman on a jury trial where I saw a prosecutor try and railroad a young woman into 2-25 years in the pen for an alleged armed robbery, that the only thing you should ever assume in any situation is the accused is 100% innocent until proven otherwise. I try and carry that as a guide always. Given that, and given the "evidence", such that it is, there is simply zero evidence here that this event took place other than she says it happened. One huge issue I see here is she cannot even given enough details in order for Kavanaugh to mount any sort of defense. She cannot give even a reasonable range of dates in order for him to provide an alibi. She cannot find one person who can speak to her account of what happened, but there are numerous people who can say they have no recollection that it did happen. Whether Kavanaugh is a sexual predator or not cannot be proven in any way whatsoever in this situation. There certainly is no further history of him acting inappropriately towards woman throughout his career that we know of at this point, no pattern of behavior that might bolster her claim. Simply put, what we know about her allegations is there is no clear story that would meet even a minimal hurdle for anyone except die hard partisans as far as believability. If you have watched this testimony, read the details, and come away from this thinking Kavanaugh is some sort of sexual predator, deviant, and therefore unfit for an SC seat, you're simply a partisan hack who isn't thinking clearly. If some other details emerge I am all for investigating this further, and would support criminal proceedings if evidence can be provided this event happened as she seems to believe it did.
Now, if you want to look at his judicial record and professional career and say you do not agree with his rulings that clearly side on the conservative side, and you hope he isn't confirmed based on your ideology, fine. There still seems to be little question the man is qualified professionally whether you like him or not. Dr. Ford's testimony simply doesn't add up to the man being unqualified, but I understand ideologues not wanting him on the bench. I don't understand their willingness to die on the cross for Dr. Ford based on her story. At least Anita Hill made up some intricate details about pubic hair on her soda lid.