Leonard Pitts: The Republicans put on quite a show

Give the Republicans credit: they worked hard to create the appearance of enlightened compassion.Meaning, of course, Thursday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing into claims by psychology professor Dr. Christine Blasey Ford that, 36 years ago, when she was 15 and he 17, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh drunkenly tried to rape her. With the ghost of Anita Hill staring over their shoulders, GOP lawmakers were desperate to stage-manage the optics.To avoid repeating the ugly spectacle of