The rightwing protection racket surrounding supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is closing ranks, girding for war now that their man is facing sexual misconduct allegations from a woman who says he sexually assaulted her when they were in high school. “It’s too late for there to be any serious consideration at this stage,” declared Kenneth Starr, the former Republican independent counsel who is a leader of the Kavanaugh defenders club.
It’s obvious, however, what must happen now. It’s not too late. The Senate judiciary committee has to delay the confirmation vote on Kavanaugh, who has categorically denied the allegations. The vote is scheduled for Thursday. That’s not enough time to investigate the allegations lodged by Christine Blasey Ford, a California professor who says that back in high school at an alcohol-infused party, Kavanaugh pinned her down on a bed, groped her and tried to take off her clothes. She escaped into a locked bathroom before he could complete the assault. The substance of her charges, spelled out in a letter to two California lawmakers in July, were first reported last week by the New Yorker’s intrepid Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow.
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