Indeed.
They both came off as sincere, credible and firmly believing in their recollection of events, in my opinion. Both testimonies also had some holes and inconsistencies. This is essentially a he-said, she-said (insert objections that other people she says were there don't remember the night in question. Fine, it was 35 years ago and the night doesn't sound all that memorable unless you were almost raped. So I'm not sure what "I don't recall" proves.) Senators don't seem all that in to in any sort of investigation that doesn't feature them grandstanding or that might drag too close to midterms, so it'll be hard to unearth any particular "truth" here. That leaves us with who do you believe, which probably depends on where you're coming from in the first place.
Myself, I don't know. I think it's possible he did it and was so drunk he doesn't remember. I also think it's possible it happened to her but she remembers the wrong guy. Memories are funny things.
One thing I do think is that Kavanaugh's behavior today was unbecoming a Supreme Court justice. He came off as arrogant and entitled and not the least bit empathetic to a woman who clearly endured some serious trauma - whether his doing or not. But I also understand how others might see him as legitimately angry about being wrongly accused, etc. As Syria said, life is a Rorschach test.
Regardless, it's a fuck. All around. We'll see what happens. And then what happens next. God bless America.
All around, and around again.
Admittedly I do want a conservative on the SC, but I don't really care about BKav. He would not have been my 1st or 2nd pick. That said, I do understand his attitude/demeanor.
Let's assume for a minute that he's innocent. Just assume for the sake of the below.
-You are innocent
-You were a typical HS kid that drank, got drunk occasionally, but didn't do this.
-You've worked hard in school, did the right things, worked hard at work.
-You've been an honorable judge that multiple background checks have confirmed.
-You've had a model marriage, and a model family. You are a good husband, and very involved with your kids.
-From all accounts from people closes to you, you're a great friend, a great employee, great father, great husband, great catholic.
-You've towed the line, did the right thing, and are now a vote away from a lifelong goal to attain the highest step in your profession.
-Most of all you love your family, and you want to set a good example for your kids, and make them proud of you.
----And now someone lies about you in the 11th hour.....
Now if I was him, and innocent, I'd be very pissed. I'd be irate. My ENTIRE life just got turned upside down. People will never think of me the same again, even if I am innocent. Not sure I could be empathetic with the person lying. Could you?
I don't know who to believe. I know two things. 1) A lot of things don't make sense. 2) And people lie all the time.
This would have never made it to a court. It's no more than a he said she said. Charges would have never been filed, and even if they somehow did, the defense via the other girls testimony would crush her. Given everything out there, this is America, and you are innocent until proven guilty.
The other thing I know, is it really sucks how politicians use people.
