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(61,588 posts)Susan running to get to the front of another parade.
Oh, Susan. You never disappoint.
tavernier
(12,377 posts)mitch96
(13,892 posts)Ray Bruns
(4,093 posts)bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)her vote actually mattered.
Zambero
(8,964 posts)Reid noted that he could always rely on Susan's vote, except in those instances when it was actually needed.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)yardwork
(61,588 posts)AllyCat
(16,177 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,700 posts)What a despicable strategic move on Collin's part.
Happy Hoosier
(7,285 posts)... but I like insurance. It is IMPORTANT that Judge Jackson is confirmed.
yardwork
(61,588 posts)NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)so, KBJ did not have the votes yet.
AllyCat
(16,177 posts)To confirm. And yet I trust her as far as I can get her on the phone to talk.
Raster
(20,998 posts)Sinema* is a trainwreck, and never met a lobbyist with cash she did not like.
Unfortunately, she is one of my Senators, and as far as I am concerned, a complete WASTE OF EFFORT.
I contributed money to Sinema. I worked to elect Sinema. I voted for Sinema.
No more.
Arizona needs a reliable DEMOCRAT in that seat.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)(pardon the use of the word "concerned" )
It is good to have Collins on board.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)as disappointing as she has been, both she and Manchin have been helping Biden confirm federal judges at a MUCH faster pace than Trump.
yardwork
(61,588 posts)Manchin said earlier this week that he'll vote to confirm.
I wouldn't put it past Sinema to extort something in return for her vote, if she gets the excuse, but if that happens so will Collins. Her promise means nothing.
Firestorm49
(4,032 posts)dchill
(38,472 posts)...as getting her agreement. Always superfluous.
question everything
(47,470 posts)get more votes than Thomas who got, what, 59?
Johnny2X2X
(19,038 posts)Might mean several other Republicans join her. Brown is incredibly qualified.
TheBlackAdder
(28,183 posts).
Nothing will piss off Evangelical & non-Evangelical Protestants more than them being excluded from SCOTUS.
Are Republicans practicing the Republican Party's version of REPLACEMENT THEORY.
While GOPers suck up to Protestants, they want to maintain their purge from SCOTUS.
There are six Catholics, two Jewish and one Angelican/Catholic Justice. No full Protestants.
While the Angelican Church is considered a 'Protestant' religion, it is the closest to the Roman Catholic Church, with several sub-sects. Justice Gorsuch is Anglo-Catholic and his faith almost aligns with the Catholic Church, so he really isn't Protestant.
With Protestants comprising 42% of the United State's demographics, it's surprising that the last Protestant was purged out around 2005 and there hasn't been another one on the SCOTUS court since. Why is that?
Did Protestants acquiesce to the Catholic Church?
.
JohnSJ
(92,136 posts)Harker
(14,012 posts)after all the side effects have been measured, weighed, and balanced.
Emile
(22,669 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,700 posts)And, before she gave that vote she flagellated the Democrats for doubting Kavanaugh and assured us he wasn't going to be a problem on issues that were important to women. She was wrong all around.
I will never forgive her for being the voice of Donald Trump when she gave that speech before her vote.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,925 posts)talking about 'Concerned Susan' - especially when she 'flagellated' the Dems......
...................... and 'felated' Kavanaugh........ (well, at least bought him a beer!)
Buckeyeblue
(5,499 posts)Asks her about it non-stop.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Paladin
(28,252 posts)woodsprite
(11,911 posts)bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)Shes already got 50 votes from Democrats, so her vote doesnt actually have any influence, and it allows her to maintain her moderate persona.
Paladin
(28,252 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,128 posts)She'll do something popular that she hates if she's not the deciding vote
obamanut2012
(26,068 posts)Just that she is.
Good.
I think Romney will, too.
mobeau69
(11,141 posts)PCIntern
(25,532 posts)obamanut2012
(26,068 posts)I thought Sasse, but that ass already said no.
madaboutharry
(40,208 posts)I still welcome it.
Her vote may very well be her creating distance between herself and the behavior of Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley.
She did vote to convict Trump, so there is that. That of course doesn't diminish the fact that Susan Collins is incredibly annoying.
samsingh
(17,595 posts)mucifer
(23,530 posts)The possibility of a dem or two getting sick or injured when the numbers are so close. Having a few republicans does put me at ease.
mobeau69
(11,141 posts)Picaro
(1,517 posts)Judge Ketanji Jackson is as qualified or more qualified than ANY of the current members of the SC.
Glad to see Susan Collins get past her concerns.
Unfortunately, she also got past her concerns over Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett.
twodogsbarking
(9,732 posts)A true hero.
MissMillie
(38,549 posts).
twodogsbarking
(9,732 posts)PatrickforB
(14,570 posts)Of course, Jackson has the votes without Collins, so that may be influencing her 'courageous' and 'thoughtful' decision.
Javaman
(62,517 posts)I'll believe it when I see it.
MineralMan
(146,286 posts)All votes are appreciated, even from Collins. The more the merrier, I say.
Achilles Skye
(24 posts)Susan Collins's ledger is in deficit.
NewHendoLib
(60,014 posts)Demsrule86
(68,552 posts)Marius25
(3,213 posts)She said, she thinks KBJ has the requisite skills and demeanor that we require in a Supreme Court justice.
I wanted to scream, Kavanaugh and Barrett don't though!!