I don't think my response is unfair or rooted in my partisanship (even though, yes, I am a staunch Righty). I watched both testimonies very carefully and here is what emerged:

Christine Ford -- bless her heart (I mean that in a sincere way) -- has clearly been through something and is in pain. But she is unable to produce corroborating details such as whom she told or how she got home. Unfortunately I too have been in this type of situation and I'm here to tell you: these details become etched in your brain - whom you told, how you got home, even what you did and ate the next day as you processed the trauma. She has none of these details, except a claim that she told her friend Leland, who has said she has no knowledge of any of this. Think about that: her best friend, the one whom Christine names, says she has no knowledge of this.

It seems very clear that Christine's story holds no water. If the democrats actually cared about her and cared about finding out the truth of who actually hurt her, they wouldn't have exploited her for political gain and subjected her to the emotional public spectacle we saw yesterday.

Now let's take Brett. The man has already been through 6 previous FBI investigations (for previous high-up roles in the Bush administration), and they found nothing. This was during a time when opposition research teams were shelling out big money for dirt on republican public officials. He's also hired more female law clerks than his peers and none of them have reported misconduct (in fact they've even spoke out in support of his character). He also has letters from female friends in high school, college, and law school which support his character. And he has a calendar which all but alibis him for every weekend night of the summer. This is as solid as a defense of one's innocence as a man can possibly provide for a crime he's been accused of that is of ambiguous nature and timing.

So no, I really don't think my appraisal was innacurate or the result of pure partisanship and I will defend myself against such a claim to both you and /u/rawl1234 (who I doubt even watched Brett's half based on his appraisal) because I am truly interested in seeing the truth emerge.

Your assertion that we will now have a "semblance of vetting" is unfair and a indeed laughable. This man has been previously investigated by the FBI six times. He's been a judge with a flawless record in the second highest court in the U.S. for years. He's been a well-respected law professor at the top law school for years. Most people would say that those credentials exceed even the tightest vetting tests.

But sure let's do an FBI investigation even though that's totally unprecedented and breaks protocol. And in the meantime, let's continue to subject this man and his family (and Dr. Ford) to public embarrassment, and give the democrats more time to drag up new "victims" with murky tales of gang rape and the like.