Senators Jeff Flake of Arizona and Susan Collins of Maine did not say that they will vote for Judge Kavanaugh, President Trump’s second Supreme Court nominee. But after a closed-door briefing in which Republicans were told that no witnesses corroborated the accounts of Judge Kavanaugh’s main accusers, both made positive remarks. A yes vote from both would secure Judge Kavanaugh’s seat on the highest court in the land.

New York Times - Two Key Republicans Signal Satisfaction With F.B.I.’s Kavanaugh Inquiry

"Two key undecided senators signaled Thursday that they are satisfied with the F.B.I.’s investigation into allegations of sexual assault against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, and Senate Republican leaders were increasingly confident that he would be confirmed to the Supreme Court."

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A comment somebody wrote at the New York Times which I agree with. It was very well done.

Charles Becker
Sonoma State University

"The Democrats came into this with the flawed strategy of withholding very shaky but highly salacious information from the whole committee until the last moment. Here's where it went sideways for them: they first demanded an FBI investigation and now that it's in they're attacking it. A critical portion of persuadable Americans now see Democratic maneuvering as not just a petty tactic, but one that has very badly used the nominee, his accusers, and the dignity of the Senate."

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A comment I wrote at the New York Times:

I voted for the Democrats in 2016 and I'm voting for the Democrats in 2018, but I agree with Senator McConnell.

“For goodness sake this is the United States of America,” Mr. McConnell declared on the Senate floor. “Nobody is supposed to be guilty until proven innocent in this country. The Senate should not set a fundamentally un-American precedent here. Judge Kavanaugh’s right to basic fairness does not disappear just because some disagree with his judicial philosophy.”