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All ten of the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have signed on to a letter requesting a delay in the committee vote for Brett Kavanaugh, the unindicted co-conspirator's Supreme Court nominee, now scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
"We write to ask that you delay the vote on Judge Kavanaugh's nomination," they write. "There are serious questions about Judge Kavanaugh's record, truthfulness, and character. The Committee should not move forward until all of these questions have been thoroughly evaluated and answered." They point out that in his testimony, "Judge Kavanaugh provided incomplete and misleading responses to our questions—from his work on the FDA's attempt to block contraception from being available over the counter to his involvement in Enron; and from his engagement on torture, warrantless wiretapping, and detainees to his efforts to push controversial judicial nominees."
What they're saying is Kavanaugh is a lying liar just like the guy who nominated him. If fellow Committee member Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) manages to maintain his position that the hearings should be delayed, then there are enough committee members to do it. That's a big if with Flake. But with non-committee Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) making noises about needing a delay, and more red state Democrats—including Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) who's running for re-election right now—calling for a delay, it's getting dicier by the minute for Republicans to keep pushing for a quick vote.