Some talking heads (I think the ones who are especially pulling hard for a conservative court majority), are saying, “It’s perfectly normal for a young man to spend seven minutes drunk, living out his sexual fantasy with a drunken female (the talking heads assume they are all willing bystanders), it’s a coming of age event ages 15-22.”
Shoving one’s penis, unsolicited, at a high school or Ivy League school party is not grounds for disqualification to enter the court, I think. Espousing that corporations are less than human, waterboarding is inhumane and cruel and unusual punishment or abortion might involve privacy IS a disqualification from this court with the man who nominated the candidate and the mostly men who are voting on the appointee.
It’s perfectly okay to be a gentle, humane male. Maybe Kavanaugh is getting a raw deal, maybe not. We’ll never really know.
And, it’s hard to be an adolescent. The rules of the road seem like a moving target. Lust vs. reason and compassion.
The answer (as far as Supreme Court appointments go), is to return to the 60 vote requirement. I know they seem unrelated, boorish behavior on one hand and forcing a super majority to ensure a consensus candidate. But I think it would help a lot.
The national stuff is awful. I continue to be impressed with the conversations I have with the good residents of House District 5. Acting maturely is a heavy lift for some. You deserve less politics, more folks with a collaborative spirit, and men treating men and women with kindness and respect.