re: #40 Unshaken Defiance

I have this feeling the FBI is a red herring until late next week. The real story is at the meetings we won’t see or ever hear of. It’s in the backroom, it’s a fight and the long knives are in play.

I think you’re right. The only way Grassley/McConnell/Trump go along with this is if the whip count was <50. This next week is either about getting the vote count to 50 (I’ve no idea what number they’re at right now) or finding a new nominee. What I’d really love is for a Republican Senator to come out and say that Kavanaugh’s tirade yesterday was completely out of line for someone nominated to the Supreme Court and they are an absolute no vote. But that’s as likely as me winning the powerball without buying a ticket. Instead we will have to see how this whole thing plays out and whether Flake/Murkowski/Collins hold firm.