As I feared, this process has turned into "she said, he said", her word against his. Regardless of whom you believe or which side you support, this confirmation process has become a debacle and has made our nation's government into a mockery of what it should be.
Sexual assault is a crime and must not be tolerated. If Dr. Ford was truly assaulted, she has my deepest and utmost sympathy. On the other hand, this is something that occurred long ago, no physical evidence remains of this purported assault. Judge Kavanaugh's guilt or innocence can NOT be established; the confirmation process can only act to ruin his reputation and harm his family. The United States is a nation of laws, if someone is accused of violating the law there is a legitimate legal system that can be used to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused. This situation can never be tried in a criminal court, the court would quickly dismiss this case for a lack of evidence.
Have we reached the point in our society that someone can make an unsubstantiated claim against another person, and completely ruin that person? This is terrifying new day in our nation's history. The Senators that have permitted this insanity should be quickly voted out of office, and replaced with people of greater foresight and less political ambition.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/28/politics/kavanaugh-blasey-ford-hearing/index.html