1. Non Judicial: His partisan rant was enough. Someone who talks like that, thinks like that (revenge, avenge, blame, seeing only half the story), not judge material, definitely not Supreme Court Material.
2. Mean drunk: Never blacked out? Right. Doesn't entertain the possibility of blacking out. Nope. Full of shit. Not the sort of brain we need on the Supreme Court.
3. Compromised: I believe he did it, and therefore would is psychically beholden to that subconscious experience.
That's way more than enough for me to believe they need to find someone else.
I'm wholly galled by the outrage the Republicans are expressing for the Democrats, who are using this accusation as a political tool. I am outraged at the Democrats, too. But after what the Republicans pulled on Merritt's nomination, for THEM to be outraged when they did something way worse, fuck that shit. Based on who you are, GOP, the correct response is "Touche."
I kind of think that the humans who are charged with making the wisest decisions for the complex world of national government should be able to see past their own small lives. They should be anchored outside a narrow, parochial partisan viewpoint. They should be confident in the arc of their lives and understand how politics will wreak havoc, not act with the outrage expected from an ingenue to the world of public life. To feign indignation or to actually be indignant to a reaction the reality of your history is an accurate portrayal of your character. Either you're too naive to hold the position, or you're deceptive, in which case you don't deserve the position. "Hey, he's human. He should be able to get mad..." Shut up. You're being entrusted with the most important job in the country. You need to be more than just another human. You need to be an exceptionally wise human with an exceptionally broad and deep understanding of the human condition since that's what you'll be judging. You can't be tossed around by the ridiculous political whims of a dysfunctional congress, for God's sake. You're supposed to be the check and balance! Not the motherfucking arena punchers. If you want to do and be that, then run for congress. Don't accept the nomination for Supreme Court. You could have held steadfast in your convictions without lowering yourself to the ridiculous stance of shrill conspiracy theorist. Seriously, dude. Have a modicum of perspective.
I don't care if he was hurt, angry, scared. A SCJ should be able to control their ire enough to refrain from a partisan rant. This was the best we had? I don't think so. And, no, I'm not a democrat or liberal. Low point, hollow "win". Up your game, GOP - this is an embarrassment. Yes, Dems share the blame. But integrity still matters to some of us. Not to Kavanaugh in so many ways. Our fathers told us taking the easy way out was not the best course of action. And here is a prime example of doing just that. Take the extra time to find a full-on winner. Not a frat-boy patsy. Like Trump, it's not the democrats that bring him down. It's his own damn stupidity -- Kavanaugh less stupid, but similarly an "emotional intelligence moron".
