Her allegations of fact are uncorroborated, contradicted, categorically denied, and very lacking in detail. Although she appears genuine, her allegations of fact lack sufficient credibility for further investigation, also because a meaningful level of accuracy after 34 years is exceedingly unlikely.
He is pissed because this could have been, and should have been, dealt with as a preliminary matter, in private.
While right to be pissed, he is no doubt totally fruit loops (legal term of art). Notwithstanding that her allegations of fact are insufficiently credible, his responses stand on their own. When stressed, his composure folds like a cheap lawn chair. He loses respect and decorum, and his demeanor negatively affects his own credibility, whether or not her allegations are accurate.
Given that Thomas and Sotomayor are both on the bench, he is therefore sufficiently qualified.
He will be confirmed. All the Rep committee members want from him is that he give them an argument to support his confirmation, and on the substance, that he has done. He should have been more respectful of Ford, it would have rehabilitated him.
Pure politics at this level. Dems are POS’s, as are Rep’s. Make no mistake, anybody nominated for such a post is a nutjob ideologue more than they are a real jurist or legal scholar.
The best line was when someone asked him: “Do you believe Anita Hill?” ROTFLMAO