Friday News: ABA Urges No Kavanaugh Vote Until FBI Inquiry; “This Was the Hour of White Male Rage”; “American Politics Is Boofed”; “Va. House panel backs GOP redistricting bill on party-line vote”

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, September 28. Yesterday was a completely bonkers day in America; check out Jimmy Kimmel as he sums it up

• American Bar Association Urges F.B.I. Inquiry Into Kavanaugh (“The American Bar Association called Thursday evening for postponing a vote on Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court until sexual assault allegations made by Christine Blasey Ford and others are investigated by the F.B.I.”)
• The GOP: We Need More Evidence To Judge Ford’s Claims. Please Don’t Give Us Any.
• Why Brett Kavanaugh’s Hearings Convinced Me That He’s Guilty (“A ranting Kavanaugh launched angry, evidence-free charges against Senate Democrats…The method Republicans have used to defend Kavanaugh has consisted of suppressing most of the evidence that could be brought to bear in the hearing, and then complaining about the lack of evidence”)
• Christine Blasey Ford’s Sacrifice (“Her testimony was heroic. Will it be pointless?”)
• Christine Blasey Ford’s Riveting, Persuasive Testimony (“She was afraid. She was strong. She was human.” She was human in the best sense. Kavanaugh was human in the worst sense.)
• Why Brett Kavanaugh Wasn’t Believable (“And why Christine Blasey Ford was.” Blasey Ford was amazing – courageous, honest, “real,” and with no political motive to do this. Kavanaugh was out of control, nasty, abusive, insulting, disrespectful, entitled, not forthcoming and with a definite motive to do this.)
• The Senate can’t vote on Kavanaugh now (“If there is a rush to a confirmation vote, then senators must vote no on the Supreme Court nominee.”)
• Just how low can Republican senators go? (“In its search for credibility, the Senate Judiciary Committee has lost a fair amount of its own.”)
• Kavanaugh’s Testimony Was a Master Class in American Male Entitlement
• The Brett Kavanaugh hearing showed how little has changed since Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas
• The Ford-Kavanaugh Hearings Will Be Remembered as a Grotesque Display of Patriarchal Resentment (Absolutely disgusting.)
• The GOP hired a pro to question Ford. It did not go well. (“Rachel Mitchell did nothing to cast doubt on Ford’s account of being sexual assaulted.”)
• Ford’s testimony was devastating. Kavanaugh’s was volcanic. (We’re going to see how “tribal” Republicans are. Also how little they care about women.)
• “If They Can, They Will”: The Ford-Kavanaugh Hearing and the Angry Politics of Now (“There are two Americas, growing more enraged by the minute, and they are not listening to each other.” Yep, but they’re not equivalent at all.)
• Senate Republicans Are More Emboldened Than Ever to Confirm Kavanaugh (“The mood in GOP circles was glum during Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony. But by Thursday’s end, lawmakers were confident enough to quickly schedule a vote.” Disgusting.)
• Someone finally listened to Bill Cosby’s victims. Now he’s in jail. (“Survivors deserve our attention.”)
• The 17 Most Striking Moments From the Kavanaugh Hearing
• Kavanaugh hearing puts America’s state of disunion in stark relief (“In an era of bile and tribalisation, Christine Blasey Ford displayed the calm temperament of a judge while the supreme court nominee lashed out”)
• With his fiery testimony, Kavanaugh appears more Trump-like than ever (“Supreme court nominee seemed to to be channeling the president when he came out swinging at an extraordinary hearing”)
• ‘Exactly Why I Nominated Him’: Trump Gives Kavanaugh Positive Review After Hearing (Demented. Trump and Trumpism are bringing the United States of America down.)
• Latest In Washington’s New Normal: High Court Nominees Stop Playing Nice (Kavanaugh was snarling, nasty, basically bonkers.)
• Brett Kavanaugh’s best defense: Loud shouting and conspiracy theories (“Christine Blasey Ford’s dignity and honesty were a stark contrast to Brett Kavanaugh’s bluster and accusation” One thing’s for sure is that Kavanaugh does NOT have the temperament to be a judge, let alone on the Supreme Court!)
• Republicans Engineered a “She Said, He Said” Hearing, and It Turned Out Just How They Wanted
• Democrats Could’ve Exposed Kavanaugh’s Dodges and Deceptions. They Blew It.
• This Was the Hour of White Male Rage (“Brett Kavanaugh’s hearing devolved into an exhibition of furious contempt for those who would keep him from what he’s entitled.” Hey bro, do you drink beers, hang out and talk about girls? Seriously, that’s Brett Kavanaugh.)
• The Republicans Abandoned Their Obligations to the Constitution and to the American People (“They sat silent as tombstones as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified about what she alleges Brett Kavanaugh did to her.”)
• GOP barrels toward Kavanaugh vote with key Republicans undecided
• American Politics Is Boofed
• The most telling moment: Kavanaugh goes after Sen. Klobuchar
• Moderate Republicans remain undecided on Kavanaugh after hearing
• Four Key Undecided Senators Meet Privately on Kavanaugh Vote
• Leading Catholic magazine retracts Kavanaugh endorsement: ‘No longer in the best interests of the country’
• John McCain’s former campaign manager slams ‘tragically corrupted’ Lindsey Graham
• Jimmy Kimmel rips GOP cowards: ‘Lindsey Graham really laid down the law’ — once Christine Ford left the room
• Why did Brett Kavanaugh repeatedly refuse to call for an FBI investigation? (“Is this what an innocent person would do?”)
• Graham launches into angry, unhinged rant during Kavanaugh hearing (“Republican men are very angry.”)
• GOP senators wanted a prosecutor to question Dr. Ford. They got a ‘cruel’ hearing. (“The format set up by Republicans made for an awkward and stilted inquisition.”)
• Brett Kavanaugh is an existential threat to the Supreme Court
• Did Brett Kavanaugh collude with Ed Whelan on a conspiracy theory? Senators didn’t ask. (“If the judge helped a reckless campaign to discredit his accuser, that would probably disqualify him from the Supreme Court. No one asked the question.”)
• The Note: Broken Senate picks up pieces of Kavanaugh nomination
• SEC sues Elon Musk for fraud and seeks to bar him from leading a company (“Musk suggested in August that he was preparing to take Tesla private and claimed he had ‘funding secured’”)
• Trump delays Rosenstein meeting, leaving future of Mueller boss uncertain (“The two will now meet next week in the wake of reports that Rosenstein discussed wiretapping the president.”)
• Blue Ridge Caucus: Leslie Cockburn rolls out first major TV ad as Denver Riggleman airs second
• Fixing racial gerrymandering without considering race? Remedial voting map heads to House floor
• Va. House panel backs GOP redistricting bill on party-line vote (“Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler, D-Virginia Beach, one of six Democrats whom Jones said he had approached for support, voted against the bill. She also voted against a move by the Republican-controlled panel to kill the Democratic redistricting plan that Del. Lamont Bagby, D-Henrico, had introduced on Aug. 30.”)
• Dem super PAC pulls ads from Virginia as hopes of defeating Comstock grow (“An influential Democratic House super PAC is cancelling nearly $1 million in ad buys in Virginia’s 10th district, signaling that Democrats are increasingly bright eyed about their chances of ousting Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.).”)
• Tim Kaine is good for business)(“From a business perspective, [Corey Stewart’s] kinds of associations are not positives when Virginia is being evaluated by economic development prospects as a potential site for business expansion…Tim Kaine has a long record of successful leadership. He has the right demeanor. A vote for Kaine is good for business and good for Virginia.”)
• Jim Webb: U.S. energy boom improves national security (It’s really pathetic to see what Jim Webb has become. I’m glad we beat George Allen, and no doubt that was an amazing campaign in 2006, but at this point I’m just appalled at his behavior.)
• Trailing in cash and polls, Republican Corey Stewart tries to rebrand in Virginia Senate race (This article is absolutely dreadful; in no way/shape/form is Corey trying to “rebrand,” as much as the WaPo wants to create a “horse race” narrative. Pathetic.)
• Race, not poverty, seen as common link in Virginia’s high eviction rates
• Will Virginia be late to the offshore wind party? (It already is. Thanks Dominion!)
• Mahaney: Don’t reject all pipeline permits (Alrighty then…)
• 92 percent of Virginia schools win accreditation despite achievement gap (“It was the first time the state rated schools using a new accountability system.”)
• Editorial: Rural Virginia needs to raise a ruckus over schools (Better yet, vote for people who actually care about education – Democrats.)
• Fairfax school board votes on resolution against sexual misconduct (“A new hard-line resolution against sexual misconduct was approved Thursday night by the Fairfax County school board. At-large Board Member Ryan McElveen proposed the areas’s largest school system lead ‘a culture change.'”)
• Despite felonies, Mark Whitaker wants to run for reelection. But the deadline has passed.
• Potomac Yard Metro runs into residents’ anger, loss of some funds
• Drying and clearing today. A splendid weekend is likely!