Perjure means to lie when giving testimony or evidence. Kavanaugh perjured himself when he said he never drank, and then he verified - quite adamantly - that he likes beer, he drank beer, he still drinks beer, and sometimes he has too many.

Also, he said he never drank until he passed out... but sometimes he fell asleep. He IS a judge, and it IS game of semantics, but the difference here seems to be razor thin.

Technically, he might have perjured himself when he said that the Democrats were going to get it when he got to the Supreme Court, when he, as a judge, has already sworn to be fair and balanced - but I'm not sure, because I do not know what judges swear to. Sounds pretty fishy to me, though.

As to his demeanor... I have no idea how I'd react to the allegations he is accused of, and - as you noted - in front of my wife and the Republican leaders of Congress as well. But I'd like to think that I would NOT be screaming, crying, and generally having hysterics while reading a prepared statement. He didn't just get mad... he had a tantrum.

Sure, I'll give you a break. But I won't to a man who wants to be on the Supreme Court. I know nothing of his manner as a judge over those 20+ years (2006 until now... well, close enough for military purposes.) He could be lousy or great. I know what I heard, I know what I saw. Should he be let off the hook for a bad day being interrogated? I think the answer is the same as, will he get an excused day off on the Supreme Court if he's having a bad one?

As for the FBI investigations... new testimony came up, new facts arose. So... why object to another investigation? Why object to the truth? What's the rush?

I'm desecrating the law? Ouch... that's rather harsh. Had Dr. Ford taken him to court for rape, then the situation would be exactly as you describe it. She did not; she reported an occurrence before he was selected as the nominee to the court. She was called upon to report at the hearing for the Supreme Court review. (She was present so that he could face his accuser. He just didn't.) The seventh FBI investigation is to determine the truth, not to force Kavanaugh to prove his innocence. Will he be accused of a crime? There's no way to know. Is he being treated as a criminal? He may be treated that way, but I feel this is just more of the process to prove his suitability to sit on the Supreme Court.

Back to the discussion... I cannot help but feel that Kavanaugh made the cut by promising Trump that a president could pardon himself for Federal crimes. Why is 45 so interested in this? Once again, the guilty fleeing where no one pursues (yet),

And let's be clear... I want the TRUTH. If Dr. Ford's claims are baseless and Judge Kavanaugh turns out to be a good chap, then okay - put him on the Supreme Court. But if he turns out to be undesirable and deplorable, I want him OUT - not only the Supreme Court, but the whole judicial system. I hope the Bar is paying close attention.

I'll admit, he sure didn't convince ME that he wasn't a scoundrel, but I'm only judging him via my representatives in Congress. So we'll see what develops, I think.

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They have to do no such thing. As suggested upthread, if Kavanaugh had simply said, “I was an idiot teen who drank too much, and while I would have never attempted to rape anyone, my drunken antics obviously scared Dr. Ford, and I’m sorry,” we wouldn’t be here. People would have groused, but we would be stuck at he said/she said. Instead, he plays the “I’m a hardworking virgin who just happens to like beer” card, acts like a belligerent, entitled asshole, and tells idiotic, obvious lies to back up his stance. 

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Honestly, I don’t think he cares at this point. He’s already won. The attention is off him and the Mueller investigation, the base is now riled up for the November election, and he gets to deflect any future #MeToo allegations as partisan lies. 

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Why is a prep school frat boy entitled to a seat on the Supreme Court?  He doesn't have to be disqualified, the onus is on him to prove that he's qualified.

I really think this teen drinking stuff is a sideshow.  The reality is, this guy is a partisan political hack who was rewarded for his efforts with a judicial appointment by W.  He isn't a distinguished jurist.  He isn't in the same league as Roberts or Gorsuch.  THAT is why he shouldn't be approved.

And I challenge any Republican out there to really argue the case that "Brett" is the most distinguished conservative jurist in this nation, and that he has some kind of unique legal insight that the highest court in the land needs.  There are better, more accomplished, and more deserving candidates who are just as conservative.