Robin Abcarian: Christine Blasey Ford's courage was in the spotlight again. So were Brett Kavanaugh's tears
They were at the center of an ugly national political storm last year that will reverberate for decades. Afterward, both went into hiding - one literally, the other figuratively.
And now, in the span of three days, both have reclaimed the spotlight.
On Thursday, Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh received a standing ovation at the annual gala for the Federalist Society, the legal group that has made it a mission to pack the court with conservative jurists.
It was Kavanaugh's first major public appearance since he was confirmed by a razor-thin Senate margin in October
