Even when Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) says she’s not going to comment any more on the Brett Kavanaugh nomination to the Supreme Court before she votes, she just can’t stay out of it. Now she’s come up with the lamest-assed idea yet, apparently just to insert herself into the middle of it all again.
As many lawyers and advocates have pointed out, this hearing is not a trial. It’s not supposed to be an adversarial process, it’s supposed to be a fact-finding one. It’s supposed to be determining Kavanaugh’s fitness to serve in a lifetime appointment on the nation’s highest court. Collins says she’s asking for this because it “would provide more continuity, elicit the most information & allow an in-depth examination of the allegations.”
Collins is doing her level best to put Christine Blasey Ford on trial. You need look no further than the fact that Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) retweeted her to know that she’s not offering this suggestion in good faith.