[Peace-discuss] The Kavanagh Morning After

[Mildred O'brien]

P.S.  Friday: The next day after the Senate confirmation hearings drama (in case you missed it--LOL) another surprise, the decision to postpone the confirmation vote for one week so the FBI could conduct an "investigation."  That can only mean one thing: not enough Republican votes to confirm, so McConnell put Flake up to requesting the postponement, since he's not in the reelection race anyway he can take the flake--I mean flack.  (A week will give 'em enough time for serious armtwisting of the usual suspects).  It's hard to imagine that Kavanagh will be confirmed now, as he's damaged goods--Trump & Co. will probably nominate somebody worse.  As our peerless leader is fond of saying, "we'll see what happens."  


I thought I'd keep you-all up to date in case you slept through the proceedings...


Midge











In supreme Clarence Thomas-lynching fashion, Kavanagh's performance yesterday appeared to be well orchestrated and rehearsed first with flashes of self-righteouds anger and indignation at his and his family's reputation "totally and permanently destroyed," to pouting, whimpering, simpering self-pity at recalling his mother and father, (I thought Senator Grassley might give him a box of tissues), continuing on to his adamant denial of ever having done "this" but confessing that maybe he drank a little too much beer in his youth ("legal at age 18" at the time) as possibly his worst youthful transgression, ending the day's testimony of worthless Congressional hearings supposedly to evaluate whether he is worthy of being appointed a Supreme judge for life of legal conduct of American life.  Nary a question from Senators about the ethical and moral character pf his role in his political careers advising and implementing policies concerning sexual abuse and torture of U.S. captives in Iraq and dark sites throughout the world, or inconsistencies in his moral compass while pursuing faults of others.  


Whereas he was careful not to impugn the character or contest the veracity of his accuser (done a disservice by the trivial questioning and remarks of her partisan supporters), he dismissed her as mistaken or a confused victim of someone else.  He couldn't be an abuser, demonstrating chivalorus decorum toward women by not labeling her a liar.  He established in his reply to Texas Senator John Kennedy that he believes in God (worked for his one-time boss, W. Bush, when he was running for president), so he couldn't possibly tell a lie (or sexually assault this woman or anyone).  


I wasted a couple of hours watching the Kabuki theatre (as Francis Boyle aptly called it) but I simply had to witness it for myself, which I must say lived up to expectations of a stellar Clarence Thomas performance!  I am surprised that my email box was not filled with commentary from the usual blogs critiquing this event.  Maybe they boycotted it--and missed an outstanding performance, or else were so repulsed they couldn't believe what they saw (my box was nevertheless filled with 45 appeals for donations to the usual political organizations as a platform for their fundraising, which I had to delete)


Midge O'Brien           









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