By Patrick Howard Flynn, The Stream - In his opening statement, Kavanaugh came loaded for bear — or donkey. “This confirmation process has become a national disgrace”… “You have replaced advise and consent with search and destroy,” he said… He hardly held back tears talking about how “my family and my name have been totally and permanently destroyed.”… Then he looked his bullies in the eye and let them know they had met their match. “You’ll never get me to quit. Never,” he said firmly… That gave the GOP what it needed: courage to speak.