Even if 'alleged', this should have been enough to stop the confirmation until it was properly investigated. Or frankly, it should have stopped it outright.
Few positions are more important, and fewer still require a higher standard of morality than a supreme court position. Why settle for less than a spotless record? The person should be beyond reproach, so much so that an invalid allegation could be easily dismissed(during the confirmation, or any time afterwards).
You are placing someone in a position where they are able to influence lives of countless people, with repercussions that can span generations.
No, you're right: highly respected and professionally stable women often go out of their way to drag themselves and their reputations through the mud to have no effect on the nomination and subsequent appointment of a Supreme Court Justice. That makes perfect sense.
