It's not allegations about activity 36 years ago. It is about activity in the last few weeks. As you've noted, we've some agreement on the Ford issue. No need to defend that again.
These were obvious lies. None of them serious enough to arrest him. Just serious enough to know that this guy should not be sitting on the Supreme Court. And I have no dog in this fight. If he doesn't get in, Trump will just pick another like him (at least jurisprudentially). I had no real desire to derail this guy. I just observed his behavior and developed an opinion that he was not fit.