By Donna Westfall – September 28, 2018 – Brett Kavanaugh just passed the first hurdle. This morning, the voting by the State Judiciary Committee on the Kavanaugh nomination took place. The vote: 11 to 10. This is how it shook out. Republicans all voted yes…11 total Democrats all voted no…10 total Apparently the Dems are too wrapped up in their cockeyed cacoon to open their ears to the woman called Christine Blasley Ford. It could have been Mork from Ork talking gibberish, it didn't matter, their minds were made up even before the Ford woman came forward. Does this mean Kavanaugh's confirmation is a sure thing. NOOOOOO. There's this guy called Flake. He's a Senator from Arizona. Sen. Jeff Flake voted yes on the grounds that he would get support to request a floor vote delay and a one week FBI investigation. There has been no commitment by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to honor Flake's request. Back to local politics shortly which is almost as entertaining (sic) as national politics.