We're Mad as Hell and We're Not Going to Take it Anymore

No.  Not me.  The Senate Republicans.  They came out swinging today, furious at the "sham process" -- waaah?  Did I miss something?  They're in charge of the process.  It reminds me of a not-so-hilarious political cartoon at the end of the first W Bush administration, something like "after 4 years of controlling the White House and the Congress, we're mad as hell and we're not going to take it anymore."

I admit it, I spent all day watching the Senate Judiciary Committee Kavanaugh hearing.  I was spellbound by Christine Blasey Ford.  I was disgusted by Brett Kavanaugh's anger and contempt for the senators, particularly the Democratic female senators.

I was actually surprised at how disgusted I was by Kavanaugh.  Unlike some women, I don't have default anger at men.  I was raised by an unconditionally loving, gentle father.  I grew up with gentle, loving brothers.  I am blessed with an incredible loving husband and father of our children.  In short, I have experienced every man in my family, and almost all men in my classrooms and my workplace as wonderful people.   

So default anger at men is just not a setting on my dial.  And, if anything, I need to confess that I even tend to give people accused of crimes (and sexual assault is a crime in case you don't know) the benefit of the doubt.  I almost became a public defender.  This is how much I care about the civil liberties of people accused of crimes.  

When it comes to claims about things done long ago, I sometimes feel too much empathy with possible perpetrators, because I know that I was a larger than life personality as a youth.  I did a lot of outrageous things in college--none of which I would like to be discussed in public today.

So believe me when I say that I was shocked to find just how emotionally triggering I found Brett Kavanaugh's testimony to be today.  I do not think he displayed the temperament of a judge, let alone a supreme court judge.  He was belligerent.  He was argumentative.  He is not a person who I want to hold the law of the land in his hands no matter what his stands are on the issues.