In our new national dictionary, Boofing is flatulence and Devil’s Triangle is a drinking game. So I suppose today we should focus on the word Threesome; now defined as a confirmation process that ultimately comes down to three key Senators (in this case, Flake, Murkowski, and Collins). While everyone on both sides of the aisle, and across the nation, has strong opinions on Brett Kavanaugh and this week’s follow-up FBI investigation, his career trajectory was in the hands of these three senators before this crazy week began. And the same is true today. From WaPo: Key Republicans signal satisfaction with FBI report, increasing confirmation odds for Kavanaugh.

+ So far, the White House and GOP Senate leadership are saying the report contains no corroboration of the charges made against Kavanaugh, while the Democrats are arguing that the investigation ignored key witnesses, including Ford and Kavanaugh.

+ One of the interesting twists in the process is that, for some of his former supporters, Kavanaugh’s performance during last week’s hearings shifted the question to what happened in the eighties to current questions about honesty and partisanship. This week, 100,000 U.S. Christian Churches demanded the withdrawal of Kavanaugh’s nomination, and 1,700 law professors have signed a letter indicating that the nominee should not be confirmed. But as noted above, this is all comes down to the threesome. Here’s the latest from CNN.

+ GOP Sen John Kennedy said he wishes everyone could read the FBI report: “Anybody who thinks politics isn’t involved in this ought to put down the bong.” (Counterpoint: Wanton and ubiquitous politics are why, now more than ever, you should hang on to that bong with both hands…)