The confirmation should have been a slam dunk No.
I say this because one hypothesis only explained everything: he did it drunk and couldn't remember it. But the obvious was lost in the shuffle because first, Republicans either doubted Ford or forgave K because he'd become an outstanding citizen in DC social and professional circles, and two, the Democrats were completely incompetent in making their case.
The Dems made two early mistakes:
1. They let Repubs turn a job interview into a trial
2. They let Repubs run with the "gang rape" sensationalism and showboating of Avanatti. Once Repubs said K was accused of gang rape, which he wasn't, it was over. He was accused of spiking drinks to take advantage of girls.
Look, this happened while I was in high school. I never saw it but stories were plentiful about girls passing out, on their own or with help, and being taken advantage of, sometimes by more than one boy. No one called it gang rape. No one was shocked because the stories were too frequent. It was, How horrible, and boys will be boys, and girls need to be more careful. No one called it gang rape.
This context is relevant here because it turns something horrible and sensational into something unfortunately rather common at the time. K was one of the boys, a jock, a frat, with a temper ... it's not hard to imagine what happened. And then later in life he got his act together.
The entire culture is guilty. The entire culture should have been put on trial. K just should have had a job interview.
The strongest case was by Ramirez because witnesses were available. The Dems should have focused on it more.
So here we are. It ain't the end of the world. Climate will do that, not politics.
Congressional dysfunction today is nothing compared to the 19th century!
I say this because one hypothesis only explained everything: he did it drunk and couldn't remember it. But the obvious was lost in the shuffle because first, Republicans either doubted Ford or forgave K because he'd become an outstanding citizen in DC social and professional circles, and two, the Democrats were completely incompetent in making their case.
The Dems made two early mistakes:
1. They let Repubs turn a job interview into a trial
2. They let Repubs run with the "gang rape" sensationalism and showboating of Avanatti. Once Repubs said K was accused of gang rape, which he wasn't, it was over. He was accused of spiking drinks to take advantage of girls.
Look, this happened while I was in high school. I never saw it but stories were plentiful about girls passing out, on their own or with help, and being taken advantage of, sometimes by more than one boy. No one called it gang rape. No one was shocked because the stories were too frequent. It was, How horrible, and boys will be boys, and girls need to be more careful. No one called it gang rape.
This context is relevant here because it turns something horrible and sensational into something unfortunately rather common at the time. K was one of the boys, a jock, a frat, with a temper ... it's not hard to imagine what happened. And then later in life he got his act together.
The entire culture is guilty. The entire culture should have been put on trial. K just should have had a job interview.
The strongest case was by Ramirez because witnesses were available. The Dems should have focused on it more.
So here we are. It ain't the end of the world. Climate will do that, not politics.
Congressional dysfunction today is nothing compared to the 19th century!
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