“In New York, we will not waver and will not back down. To Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and all survivors of sexual assault, we believe you and we will fight for you.”

— Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Oct. 6, 2018

Two years ago, Gov. Andrew Cuomo responsed to Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court with new sexual harassment prevention laws.

Most people who work in the private sector remember it well — there were a boatload of forms for workers to sign and videos to watch to educate workers about proper workplace behavior.

Apparently, Cuomo didn’t watch the videos he made the rest of us watch. In the past four months, two women who worked for Cuomo have come forward alleging sexual harassment or misconduct by the governor. Unlike Cuomo’s reaction support for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s accuser, Cuomo hasn’t fought for Lindsey Boylan and Charlotte Bennett. Cuomo isn’t alone in his sudden change in demeanor toward sexual harassment accusers. Vice President Kamala Harris has stayed strangely silent on Cuomo’s allegations after leading the charge against Kavanaugh. Give credit to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes, who quickly demanded an independent investigation into the claims against Cuomo. She’s one of the few Democrats to speak out quickly and call for an investigation led by an independent investigator and not someone handpicked by Cuomo.

Cuomo quickly denied Boylan’s accusations in December, then had press secretary Caitlin Girouard put out a statement last week saying, “As we said before, Ms. Boylan’s claims of inappropriate behavior are quite simply false.” The governor’s office then released schedules the governor and his staff allege prove Boylan’s account can’t be true.

At least the governor remembered a few of his scruples when Bennett’s claims were made public over the weekend, though his statement that he “never made advances toward Ms. Bennett, nor did I ever intend to act in any way that was inappropriate” ring hollow in light of his own 2018 Women’s Agenda for New York. How could the governor not have known such conversation is inappropriate for the workplace?

So now, the governor who pushed Kavanaugh to take a lie detector test to prove his innocence finds himself in Kavanaugh’s position. He should take his own advice. After all, as Cuomo himself said, “It is the one powerful piece of evidence that seriously damages his credibility and the credibility of his Republican supporters, including yourself. You can and should ask him to take the test.”

Speaking of fairness, we note one final Cuomo statement from 2018 that should be remembered now.

“A woman’s testimony is worth as much as a man’s. That shouldn’t be a controversial proposition.”

You’re right, Mr. Governor. It shouldn’t be a controversial proposition.