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Two Female GOP Senators Who Seemed Hostile To Barrett Hint They're Okay With Kavanaugh

[Daily Wire] The two woman GOP senators who seemed recalcitrant about supporting President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court are hinting they will be fine supporting Trump’s actual nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

According to Politico, Lisa Murkowski (R-AL) and Susan Collins (R-ME) were far less confrontational after Trump’s announcement Monday night than they had been with the possibility of Judge Amy Coney Barrett joining the Court.

Murkowski allowed, "Let’s put it this way: There were some who have been on the list that I would have had a very, very difficult time supporting, just based on what was already publicly known about them. We’re not dealing with that."

Collins said she wouldn’t compare Kavanaugh to Barrett, then added, "It will be very difficult for anyone to argue that he’s not qualified for the job. He clearly is qualified for the job. But there are other issues involving judicial temperament and his political or rather his judicial philosophy that also will play into my decision."

Last week, Collins stated to MSNBC, "I think I’ve made it pretty clear that if a nominee has demonstrated hostility to Roe v. Wade and has said that they are not going to abide by that long-standing precedent, that I could not support that nominee," hinting that Barrett, who stated in a defense of the late Justice Antonin Scalia that Roe V. Wade was often disregarded as a superprecedent (a decision that should not be overruled), would not get her vote.

Murkowski had told Bloomberg that Roe vs. Wade would be "a factor" in her decision.

Both senators voted for Kavanaugh’s nomination to the D.C. Circuit Court in 2006.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-11 00:57|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 ...I liked Judge Barrett, but let's face it - her membership in a Catholic organization that referred to some of its members as 'handmaidens' was probably beyond the pale these days.

On the other hand - if the GOP holds the Senate, and/or RBG leaves the court, then get her up there just to make a goddamn point.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2018-07-11 03:30|| 2018-07-11 03:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Two ~~Female~~ Leftist RINO GOP Senators.

Posted by Woodrow 2018-07-11 05:31|| 2018-07-11 05:31|| Front Page Top

#3 This is not a vote to delete part of obumblecare, I imagine Droopy and Murky have been told how it is going to go.

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-07-11 07:39|| 2018-07-11 07:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Like a late night transaction on a red-light district street corner they want something for services rendered. "It's just business..."

Posted by magpie 2018-07-11 10:39|| 2018-07-11 10:39|| Front Page Top

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