On the recordSeptember 24, 2018
I appreciate the majority leader's remarks in a wide variety of ways. What a great leader he is. We all should pay very strict attention to the way he handles himself and his seriousness about our U.S. Senate. Last night, Senate Democrats continued their smear campaign against Judge Brett Kavanaugh with a thinly sourced article that accuses Judge Kavanaugh of conduct that no eyewitness can even corroborate. Rather than having brought the matter to the attention of committee investigators, Democrats coordinated with the members of the media to drop the story in the most dramatic and damaging way possible. This continues the Senate Democrats' pattern of playing hide the ball--after having spent 6 weeks sitting on a letter regarding alleged conduct while Judge Kavanaugh was in high school--before leaking it to the press. Senate Democrats will stop at nothing to prevent Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation. As reported by the author of last night's article, the individual in the piece came forward only because Senate Democrats ``came looking.'' Even then, the individual went on the record only after ``six days of carefully assessing her memories and consulting with her attorney''--a former Democratic elected official. The New York Times, which declined to publish the allegations when approached, reported that it had interviewed ``several dozen people . . .…
