Things have not been going well for Brett Kavanaugh. A couple of months ago he was a hugely successful Conservative judge, an occasionally controversial rising star in the strange world of American judicial politics. Fast forward a few weeks and he is now an international celebrity. He’s now know for four things: (1) he is an opponent of women’s reproductive rights; (2) he is quick to anger; (3) he allegedly sexually assaulted a women while he was in high school (and possibly other women as well); and (4) he likes BEER! (Watch the SNL parody of the hearings if you want to get caught up on this).

This is not an ideal resume for someone about to be promoted to the highest legal position in the country. If you momentarily put aside politics and morality it is possible to feel quite sorry for Kavanaugh.  He possibly did some…