Watch the republican attempt to jam Prof. Ford into hearing Monday fall apart

...and recognize how full of shit the Monday deadline Grassley set for Dr. Ford was, and how self-defeating it's been to have apparent opponents of Kavanaugh, nonetheless repeating the republican demands like they're infallible and set in stone.

Imagine the scene where a gang of pasty men are talking smack about a victim of sexual abuse, dismissing her claims and trashing her reputation, while shoving her aside in a rush to advance her alleged assailant to the highest court in the land. With the midterms just over the horizon, someone over there is going to ask their chairman just what the upside is for team Kavanaugh in abusing this woman further.

There was never a hard deadline, just bullying from Grassley, expecting some political mileage out of jostling this woman around; expecting that her story would disappear or be discredited because they and whoever listens to them spread their petty nonsense that if she doesn't appear on some arbitrary date that advantages proponents of Kavanaugh, her claims would be dismissed.

But here we are. The hearing will likely be delayed to accommodate Prof. Ford - something many folks insisted wouldn't happen, because, republicans.

My point is that, despite the republicans holding the votes to confirm, Democrats own the reputation of Kavanaugh, going forward. The very fact that the WH and their nominee have not asked the FBI to investigate the claims carries with it a strong presumption that he's hiding something.

And it hasn't gone unnoticed that Prof. Ford gains credibility with her request for the FBI to probe Kavanaugh further.

Democrats have the upper hand. Republicans cannot proceed, unaffected by the scandal. If we don't let them completely dictate the terms of this hearing and vote, and demand fairness and respect for the accuser, the ambush they've planned for Prof. Ford will fall on its face.

No, we don't have the votes, but we have the moral high ground, and a good window in which to rally opposition to this tainted nominee. Just like the confirmation vote slipped under pressure, so is this nominee's ascension vulnerable to the same political activism.

Today would be a good day for Kavanaugh to call it quits, before some other salacious scandal drops out of his past onto the national stage.

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