Alternating between near-shouting and barely muted sobs as he described the impact the allegations have had on his family, an animated Kavanaugh sounded less like the calm witness who earlier this month promised to rule impartially like a baseball umpire and more like a Glenn Beck-style talk-radio host, calling himself a victim of "revenge on behalf of the Clintons." It wasn't clear whether Kavanaugh's clear attempt to appeal as a macho brawler to President Trump and his political base was enough to save his nomination. After nine grueling hours, the only thing that could be said with certainty is that there hasn't been this much crying in the public arena since Prince died.