Kavanaugh helped Ken Starr convince the House to impeach Clinton... for LYING UNDER OATH.
#BKsLiesAreOnTape
Eff the FBI. This is the message that Collins and Murkowski and Flake should hear. He lied on Thursday... about issues great and small.
Clinton lied about what sexual relations are...
Kavanaugh lied about what two different sex acts are.
Clinton's lies disparaged a young woman.
Kavanaugh's lies smeared Renate Schroeder Dolphin.
Clinton skirted obstruction.
Kavanaugh danced around an FBI investigation.
Clinton lost the right to practice law because he perjured himself.
The GOP wants to elevate Kavanaugh to the nation's highest court.
I don't like Kavanaugh. He's shown himself to be mewling, intemperate, evasive, entitled, and completely lacking in self-awareness. His performance on the stand was nakedly partisan, filled with political attacks and exasperated disrespect toward the Democratic Senators who interviewed him. He never took exception to answering the SAME friendly questions three or four times, yet bristled and squirmed around answering questions that challenged him.
But that's beside the point.
By the same criteria that he used to help impeach a sitting President, Kavanaugh has FAILED to qualify for the Supreme Court of the United States. Full Stop.
Was Clinton's relationship consensual? Yep. Was his lie about the same important to performing his job? Nope. Was he impeached? Yep.
Kavanaugh lied about Maryland's drinking laws to cover over the fact that he illegally drank to excess for at least the last two years of high school (He drank illegally during his early years at Yale too). He held that passion for illegally drinking beer as a badge of honor. As I've said before, LOTS of kids drank beer in high school. But we ALL knew it was illegal, and if cornered (by police or angry parents), I'm guessing almost NONE of use would attempt such a precious excuse as LYING ABOUT THE LAW.
Yet a Supreme Court nominee sat in the Senate... and LIED ABOUT THE LAW!
Why are we even moving forward with an investigation? Collins set a really clear line in the sand. “Obviously if Judge Kavanaugh has lied about what has happened that would be disqualifying,” Collins told reporters.
My question is... why would not ANY LIE(S) in Senate testimony be disqualifying, Senator? There are OTHER conservative candidates. The list has more names than the Judicial Committee.
We need to move on from Brett Kavanaugh. #WithdrawHisName
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