Dianne Feinstein did the right thing

Criticism of the California Senator is just another example of the objectification of women

California Senator Dianne Feinstein has been in the hot seat lately. She has become one of Donald Trump’s targets at his recent rallies, and her decision to silently provide the FBI with a copy of the letter from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford detailing her allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has become a lightning rod for the right.

The argument goes as follows. Conservatives argue that Feinstein withheld the letter until the last minute of the confirmation process to throw a wrench into it. They argue she should have brought it up at the first public hearing on his confirmation, or discussed it with him in private, or simply made it public earlier. They accuse her of timing the release of the letter to spawn the greatest damage to Kavanaugh’s confirmation hopes.

There are two problems with this line of argument. First, conservatives would have decried Feinstein’s action no matter how she approached it. Remember that Feinstein was not the first person Dr. Blasey approached with her allegations. She contacted the Washington Post and her local member of Congress, Anna Eschoo, before sending her letter to Feinstein’s office. Had either of these parties taken action…