The Senate Judiciary Committee vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh will happen at some point this morning. However, before that happens, several folks on the committee threw tantrums, walked out, and held a grievance session. Senator Diane Feinstein blames Brett Kavanaugh for the mess she created. 

To recap, Christine Blasey Ford wrote a letter that went from Congresswoman Anne Eshoo’s office to Senator Feinstein’s office. After a call with Ford, Feinstein sat on the letter for over two months. That was the start of the mess that led to yesterday. That was the start of the mess that led to Dianne deciding to lecture Kavanaugh and everyone else this morning. Lecture starts at 25 minutes in

She’s disappointed? The Republicans put partisanship and process, and how DARE THEY BLAME ME!!

She’s mad that she and her staff were accused of leaking Dr. Ford’s letter. Ford admitted during testimony yesterday that the ONLY two parties who had the letter was Feinstein and Ford. So either Ford went ahead and leaked it to WaPo or someone on Feinstein’s staff did.

Gee, I wonder where Feinstein’s Chinese driver is. Inquiring minds want to know.

Here’s something else, Feinstein absolutely should’ve advised Ford that the best way to handle this was to quietly have the committee conduct an investigation into her claims. But she didn’t, and that’s on Feinstein.

Feinstein’s lecture continues with her accusing the Republicans of refusing to investigate Ramirez and Swetnick’s claims. They are bogus claims but she refuses to acknowledge that.

And then she focuses on Brett Kavanaugh

At one point Feinstein accepted that the Senate is a political body, but was vexed by Kavanaugh’s partisan behavior. “I was shocked to see Judge Kavanaugh take the same tone and strategy,” adding that she had never seen a nominee for any position behave in that manner in her 25 years on this committee.

“Judge Kavanaugh used as much political rhetoric as my Republican colleagues,” she said, adding “he went on the attack. He yelled at Democrats for having the temerity to express our frustration for not having access to over 90% of his record. And said that some Democratic members were quote, an embarrassment, end quote.”

Oh REALLY Dianne? You must’ve slept through the Clarence Thomas hearings then.

Lets be real here. Brett Kavanaugh had absolutely EVERY RIGHT to be angry. He has been accused of assault with zero evidence to back the accusations up. He’s been accused of drunkenness, he’s been accused of gang rape, his wife and daughters threatened and more. I absolutely do NOT blame him for being angry at this. In fact, it would’ve been a red flag if he HADN’T been angry!

Feinstein says Kavanaugh's conduct did not befit a federal judge who wants a seat on the country’s highest court https://t.co/EiFGNdmlci pic.twitter.com/xlwhhOyaUC

— Allegra Kirkland (@allegrakirkland) September 28, 2018

No Senator Feinstein, it is YOUR conduct and lack thereof that has led us to where we are today. You do not get to call for another FBI investigation when all six prior background investigations never uncovered one iota of of these accusations. No you do NOT get to demand that Mark Judge be dragged before the committee. He’s already submitted two sworn statements emphasizing the fact that he was not a party to Ford’s accusations.

Don’t tell me that your office didn’t leak. Don’t try to sell us that it was probably Ford or Ford’s friends who leaked the letter. Don’t try to sell us that you are all in to save Women! You only do so when it’s politically expedient for YOU>

Sorry Dianne, your lectures and excuses don’t wash. You bear full and total responsibility for your role in the delay and obstruction of Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination. Yes Ma’am! I absolutely DO blame you for your part in trying to destroy a good man and use a very troubled woman s a political pawn.

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