Day 623: Brett Kavanaugh pens apology for previously penned words

Who is the real Kavanaugh, and who is he trying to convince America he is?

A week after disastrous testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and hours after the FBI wrapped up a sham of a supplemental investigation, Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, wants everyone to know he’s sorry.

Not for the acts he’s been accused of.

Not for lying under oath.

Not for dodging any difficult question asked of him.

But for some of the words he used, including those in his lengthy and pre-written opening statement.

Kavanaugh knows he came off as hostile, belligerent and partisan. It’s for that that’s he sorry, allegedly. Among other things, he wrote in an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal:

At times, my testimony — both in my opening statement and in response to questions — reflected my overwhelming frustration at being wrongly accused, without corroboration, of horrible conduct completely contrary to my record and character. My statement and answers also reflected my deep distress at the unfairness of how this allegation has been handled.

I was very emotional last Thursday, more so than I have ever been. I might have been too emotional at times. I know that my tone was sharp, and I said a few things I should not have said.

The thing is Kavanaugh had a week to prepare a statement. To think about it. To write it. To edit it. To practice it. To vet it. To re-think about it. To re-write it. To re-edit it. To re-practice it. To re-vet it.

It’s only after seeing the reaction to his words that he wants to say he’s sorry. Sorry for the words he wrote and edited and thought about. Sorry about the way he actually feels.

Maybe the purpose of the op-ed is to push waffling Republican senators in the right direction. Maybe it was at the directive of a few senators that an apology was needed to secure their vote so they don’t get accused of backing a highly partisan judge.

Maybe he’ll pen an explanation to the apology one day.

He knows he looked poorly, but vowed “[g]oing forward” that he can be counted on the be the person he has been previously.

But the op-ed ultimately leaves more questions than answers. Who is the real Brett Kavanaugh? According to him, he’s different than he was in high school, different than he was in college and different than he was during his vitriolic testimony before the American people.

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