Last Friday, Arizona Republican Jeff Flake gave his Democratic colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee — most notably Senators Chris Coons (Del.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) — what they wanted. He promised to vote the judicial nomination of Brett Kavanaugh out of committee, but only on the expectation that the White House would direct the FBI to conduct a more detailed investigation of the sexual-assault allegations against Kavanaugh before a final floor vote on his confirmation.
Flake gave the Democrats what they wanted. Now it’s their turn.
The FBI has concluded its investigation and found no corroboration of any of the allegations against Kavanaugh. Senator Dianne Feinstein — a key Democratic player in constructing and exacerbating the utter debacle we’ve witnessed over the last fortnight — said today that “the most notable part of this report is what’s not in it.” That’s exactly the point, though she clearly didn’t mean to make it. What’s clearly not in the report is corroboration or evidence of any kind that Kavanaugh has ever engaged in sexual misconduct.
With this total lack of self-awareness, Feinstein has showed her hand. This was never about evidence or an investigation at all. For the Democrats, this torturous song and dance was always about blocking Kavanaugh from the Court, by whatever means necessary. Christine Blasey Ford’s allegation — along with the even more sordid, even less substantiated tales spun about Kavanaugh in the wake of her claims — were, to left-wing partisans, merely a political football.
It’s time for the games to end. According to a recent Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll, 61 percent of Americans say they want Kavanaugh confirmed in the absence of corroborating evidence. No corroborating evidence has been found after weeks of digging, including by the FBI, as the Democrats demanded.
There is no legitimate reason for the Senate not to confirm him immediately.