65 women who could vouch for his character? Dude got around a lot for being in an all-guy school. Was his nickname “Romeo”? I went to a junior high school that was exclusive and co-ed, and I doubt that they could find 65 guys who even knew who I was, let alone could vouch for my character. 65 friends is overkill and a sign that there’s more than it appears. Maybe some law clerks, secretaries, and paralegals serving with him have something more substantive to say about his character, and the Republican Senate is trying to hold off on potentially more creditable witnesses. Of course, I’m assuming they are real and somehow they agreed to this (right).

If someone called me about an old classmate of mine who I hadn’t seen in years, I would probably say, “he’s ok” just to get them off the phone and not want to create any problems or further contact. The truth is that I couldn’t do more than vouch based on the minimum amount I could remember-assuming I could remember-which is not pertinent to what that person could be now. After all, the Green River Killer went to high school too.

Who else finds the involvement of his high school team creepy? Why would you lean on them so much in something so substantial, or talk about how good he was in the carpool? Especially if they know that if they say anything negative, it could have repercussions on them.

It would be like evaluating an astronaut candidate based on how well he performed drill in air cadet school. At this level, it should be what be his adult character, his legal professional judgement, his treatment of both litigants and fellow jurists that’s most important. But they are trying to cover for him. Why do that, when I’m sure there are others on the list who are alter boys/girls with a clean record and similar views? I think somehow they feel they owe him/fear him.