I’m not a particularly religious person, but a good friend mentioned a fiendishly appropriate fate for the POTUS ... he should be reincarnated as a blending the minority groups he routinely disdains  ... born in poverty, female, cosmopolitan ethnic mix ... and to twist the knife, even more, with a father that is the…

At this point, all the behaviors lead me to believe that this is the essential motivation. The stakes have been escalated to the point that a retraction would signal ultimate defeat in every sense. So it appears that the ‘goal’ is to win the seat first (at all cost) then work on image and or integrity ... for the…

“I...don’t have faith in our future. These past three years have robbed me of it. I don’t know how to believe it will get better.”

I agree ... it speaks to the context more accurately.  Assault as in directed goal oriented behavior - while ‘misconduct’ covers a far wider range of inappropriate behavior ... everything from a ‘Leering Stare’ to attempted rape.  

Well, as to successful tactics, we are in the very position to see what works and what doesn’t ... so as trite as it may sound, my response is ‘we will see’.

Agree.

IMHO, the ONLY thing in my mind Kavanaugh can do to even remotely salvage his image and integrity would be for him to give that testimony ... but one followed by his voluntary insistence on taking the same type of polygraph that Dr. Ford took ... and the summation changed to something like ...

haha ... that does seem to be the case, but there is the expedient ‘real world’ solution ... Basically it acknowledges reality to the extent of how far one can push the ideal at any given point ... and how low one can go go to preserve an ideal.  The key being practical balance - Not so high minded that nothing gets…

LOL ...+1 

Debateable <per my opinion of course>  I’d agree with that strategy if it represented a minor ... but for an adult who has lived life, I think the reality approach more believable and compelling.  Now I would say that it would be reasonable to assume degrees of confrontation potential, but then again, we are talking…

Yes ... I think that would be a good strategy ... my initial idea was more along the lines of Jodie Foster from Brave, but I can see advantages for your angle.

I see your point, yet for the present context, I would argue that there are less and more effective images for the purpose of conveying  message intent.

... you can, or rather you can adopt good strategies to maximize the chance for a win. One good life lesson that hasn’t let me down yet is this ... consider all advice based on one following criteria ... does it make sense, and can it possibly improve outcomes.

... Judas Iscariot wants words with you ... but seriously, that may be true, but IMHO, the moral stakes are very high right now.

This is an excellent point ...

There is a fairly well know phenomena among teens in particular casually known as the ‘not me’ syndrome. In short, a person can see bad things happen around them (even in close proximity) but can rationalize that such things only happen to ‘other people’. Add to this the potentially compounding element of a less than…

Give yourself more credit ... Look at youtube and the intenet in 2018 ... accidents and bad judgment calls happen and will continue, but the sane and the normally prudent (of any era) would merely take reality for what it is.

I don’t mean to disrespect you or your family ... but the trending phrase “fake news” comes to mind.

I’d have to agree. ... its a nice photo, but if one factors in the context, IMHO, a more serious contemplative photo should be used to underscore the gravity of the accusation and implication of her testimony ... Say, black and white, no flash, a touch of pushed film grain and the context would be the interview of…

... well, it depends on whether the owner has health insurance for their pets. Case in point, a good friend had to take their dog in (without insurance) ... and the bill ended up the the better part of a small car ... no exaggeration. Had the the owner been able to apply pet insurance, the out of pocket cost would…