Does the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Republican Charles Grassley of Iowa, need a new prescription for his bifocals? I think the alternate theory would be that he gets a "needs improvement" in what is known as--in the parlance of the rating areas on my second-grader's report card--"reads aloud grade-level texts with ease and fluency."
I formed the impression that Judge Kavanaugh is not altogether comfortable discussing the topics of his drinking and his friend, Mark Judge.
Not that he isn't eager to talk about other friends. It's remarkable the degree to which he thinks the senators and the country should be impressed by the details of the mythological tales he's created concerning his wholesome childhood, how he vied for valedictorian against Johnny and Scooter while, in the evenings, pumping iron with these same boys over at Skip's house. Not to mention neglecting to write in church attendance on his calendars, because that would be like noting that he brushed his teeth. So of course he didn't assault her!
Regarding those calendars: they show he was away on the weekends, and, as we all know, teen-aged drinkers never party on weekdays during the summer. They have jobs, for God's sake! The judge himself mowed lawns, which would make it pretty hard to party in the evenings. Besides, he worked out in the evenings. Pumping iron and getting hammered on the same day--I mean, you can live life all the way up, but that beggars the imagination! Also, he could not have assaulted anyone in August, during what he calls "football training camp" but which way back in the 70s was known simply as "practice." I believe an NFL player once beat a woman during training camp, but you can't compare Kavanaugh to a pro.
But wait! What about his own calendar entry for Thursday, July 1 (shown above)? It reads:
Tobin's house--workout. Go to Timmy's for skis w/Judge, Tom, PJ, Bernie, Squi.
If skis are brewskis, slang for beer, it would appear that it is after all possible to work out and cruise beers on the same day. Moreover, the attendees match up pretty well with the young men named by the woman as being present at the party at which she says Kavanaugh tried to rape her. It makes me curious about Timmy's house, its floor plan and location, but, considering that people who weren't assaulted at the party don't remember it, nothing could have happened, there is no reason to investigate, and we should vote as soon as possible.
In the evening, the Vikings played, thereby bringing to a close a day of me yelling at the tv to no avail.
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