It got off on time, 10 AM, and ran until 2 PM. I watched it all. Dr Blasey-Ford was clearly uneasy about the whole thing. Her voice was husky, on the verge of tears thru out. Her hairdo was unbecoming, and served to hide her face behind long locks of blonde hair. I had to wonder if she, a senior college professor, looked and sounded that bad in front of a class. She repeated the story about Brett Kavanaugh groping her and attempting (but failing) to rape her at a teen age house party in Maryland 35 years ago. She didn't offer any new details. I do think she believed what she was saying. Cross examination did not expose any contradictions. She made no goofs in testimony.
On the other hand, the incident is 35 years old. Everyone's memory is unreliable going that far back.
A lot of Democratic senators were still calling for an FBI investigation. I don't think that would prove anything. No physical evidence has survived that long. I would have my doubts about any witness testimony after all these years.
Senator Diane Feinstein did not offer any explanation as to why she sat on Dr. Blasey-Ford's letter until just two weeks ago.
All of the witnesses Dr Blasey-Ford mentioned refused to back up her story.
Judge Kavanaugh is next up. We will see how he does.
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