(09-18-2018, 01:11 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(09-18-2018, 12:52 PM)TJBender Wrote: Anyone who makes an accusation of sexual assault should be heard. At the same time, a single, unprovable accusation of sexual assault should not be allowed to destroy the accused. I believe that this is purely designed to put some shake into Republicans' boots. Do you reject Trump's nominee and possibly give Democrats enough ammo to hold back a confirmation hearing until January? Or do you push Kavanaugh through and pray that he doesn't have another sex scandal come up between now and 2020?

If this is purely a political ploy, Democrats will regret it. Amy Coney Barrett will almost certainly be the replacement, she'll pass with flying colors, and she'll be much more conservative than Kavanaugh would be.

Mitch McConnell advised Trump not to pick Kavanaugh.  He allegedly gave Trump two names that would be better.
A better Republican President would have nominated someone like Gorsuch who will vote to restrict abortion and not overly defer to bureaucrats, but who doesn't have any accusation of sex crimes and doesn't have any past of using stolen goods.
A better Republican President would cancel the nomination of Kavanaugh ASAP in favor of, perhaps Comey Barrett, perhaps someone else.