Cynics Beware

I still see so many cynics and doomsayers ready to concede Kavanaugh's nomination. They still think that even with everything that's happened, that he'll still just get put on the Supreme Court.
Thing is, people were ready to give up weeks ago, then the Dems showed how he refused to answer any questions, and politicians and activists and regular people made a lot of noise about unsealing his records and obstruction of justice. Still, the cynics cried that it didn't matter.
Then there was an accusation of sexual assault, then another, and another. "They won't let her testify, the victim won't get a hearing, it won't make a difference!" the naysayers shouted again, throwing their hands up in the air.
Then, a courageous woman sat in front of a bunch of angry men and the nation, and quietly, with dignity, plead her case. The candidate and the men promoting him came off horribly. Kavanaugh perjured himself, and fell apart under pressure, and his outbursts severely damaged his credibility and his ability to serve on the SCOTUS.
"So what? There will be no delay or investigation, he will just be confirmed." the negative crowd responded.
Then two more courageous women cornered a spineless and wishy-washy Senator in an elevator, a Senator who just so happened to have decided not to run for reelection earlier that year. A Senator with nothing to lose. Lo and behold, that Senator did something noble and shocking, and actually stood up and forced an investigation that only moments before most people assumed would never happen.
Now those same naysayers are saying that the investigation will be a sham, and it is corrupted. That might have some truth to it, but I think that those people are underestimating the FBI and the Justice Department, as well as all the Senators and protesters and activists who got them this far to begin with. I think that they might be discounting human decency, and the power of the people.
And yeah, this time next week, Brett Kavanaugh might still be put on the Supreme Court.
But now he is tainted beyond repair. Now he has chinks in his armor that can be used to impeach him, to call any of his decisions into question, to actually undermine the legitimacy of the Supreme Court itself. He might become the only judge serving on the Supreme Court to be tried for rape. He is only going to inflict more damage on the GOP and their causes going forward. At this point, the GOP is shooting themselves in the foot by placing him there. They are thinking short term, while the Dems are playing the long game.
Don't get me wrong, I like the cynics. I am a cynic, at heart. You need the cynics to point out the absurdity, the injustice, and prepare us for the inevitable at times. I just think that we do ourselves an injustice to view this whole circus as a negative, when the positives are overwhelming.