What Happened In The Brett Kavanaugh Hearing

Even Ted Cruz—who prides himself on his debate and legal skills—is deferring his time to Mitchell. Cruz is the only member of the Judiciary Committee facing a competitive reelection campaign this year, which may have entered into his calculus here.

I really wish that people weren’t bringing polygraph tests into this. They are not a good indicator of, really, much of anything.

Did Ford herself say anything about her fear of flying? I thought it was merely a reported detail in stories like this one: “Ford has reportedly told friends she is uncomfortable in confined spaces, indicating a physical difficulty in making the trip by plane.”