KAV LATEST – AT 11:35 A.M. ET:   The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled the vote on Judge Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court for 1:30 p.m. today.  Republican Jeff Flake of Arizona has announced that he will vote to support the judge, meaning that the committee will send a positive recommendation to the Senate floor.  The Senate will probably vote on the nomination by Tuesday night or Wednesday.  If confirmed, Judge Kavanaugh could be sworn in immediately.

Democrats of the Judiciary Committee behaved obnoxiously this morning.  At one point several Dems walked out and held a press conference.  They are playing to their angry base.

Some House Democratic women, a number from the Congressional Black Caucus, paraded in the hearing room, although no one seems quite sure of what message they were sending.

We still have no definitive count of the probable vote on the Senate floor.  Democratic Senator Donnelly of Indiana announced he would vote no.  There are some indications, but no announcement, that Joe Manchin of West Virginia will vote yes.  The key holdouts remain Republicans Collins of Maine and Murkowski of Alaska. 

Expect further delaying tactics from the Democrats.  But Republicans are energized has they haven't been in years, and seem determined to get Kavinaugh on the Court this week.

September 28,  2018