COUNTDOWN – AT 1:25 P.M. ET:  The confirmation vote on Judge Kavanaugh will take place between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. ET today.

The demonstrators are already massing in Washington, determined to save the Republic from a qualified judge.  There are no hints as to when Kavanaugh will be sworn in, assuming the confirmation vote goes as planned. 

While it's still possible for someone to defect and wreck the vote, it's unlikely.  Such a betrayal would be a career ender. 

The jerks, of course, are coming out of the woodwork.  Leading ultra-progressive Democrats are pledging to try to impeach Kavanaugh if they win a House majority next month.  Republicans should welcome that.  As they say in politics, if your opponent is committing suicide, don't get in his way.

I do worry about the safety of Susan Collins.  She is getting plenty of security today, but the ultras are out to get her.  She's up for re-election in Maine next year, and you may be sure that George Soros and his little helpers will pour zillions into an attempt to defeat her.  I think she'll win easily.

So we await the vote.  Then I want to see a special swearing-in.

October 6,  2018