This might not go over well

[DemocratSinceBirth]

But Mitt Romney voting for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is laudable and worthy of admiration.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. Words I never thought I'd say...

That fucker made my day!

[hlthe2b]

2. He still has it within him to do the right thing (as do Murkowski and Collins on occasion)...

Rare though it might be. But refreshing when it happens.

[Mr.Bill]

10. I read here last week that Harry Reid once said

"I can always count on Susan Collins' vote...unless it's needed."

[FakeNoose]

15. I think it's something else

I think he likes to show the rest of the Repukes that he has "fuck you" money, and they don't.

Sometimes it works in our favor, but we can't really count on it.

[rpannier]

24. So, he's the new John McCain

[mountain grammy]

30. Bingo

[rpannier]

25. Murkowski is better than both

She has built up a constituency in Alaska among the Democratic voting Indigenous people in the state
She is viewed by most as a supporter of Indigenous rights, and they're a big reason why she won as a write-in candidate, and why she will likely get re-elected to the senate again

[hlthe2b]

28. I've always found it beyond impressive that she could win statewide on a write-in...

Given write-ins have to have exact name spelling I'd imagine she had to overcome having quite a few votes thrown out.

If AK is going to have an R as Senator, I'd certainly vote that it be her.

[bluestarone]

3. Just THANKFUL for the vote

[Budi]

7. Yup. We take the needed votes & applaud those who spoke up & for Judge Brown

The rest are irrelevant at this moment in time.

But thanks for the Yes Votes.

[Demsrule86]

4. Yes it is.

[TxGuitar]

5. 1 good vote out of, what, 1000?

He's a piece of shit.

[FoxNewsSucks]

12. Yes he is. A lying hypocritical two-faced piece of shit.

He knows his vote isn't really needed, and is just doing it to prop up the BS story that he has "morals" and "decency" and isn't Moscow Mitch's complete tool.

[Kaleva]

31. TFG has the same view of Romney.

Same with many over at FR.

I can't imagine ever seeing myself agreeing with TFG or his supporters about anything .

[FoxNewsSucks]

37. MF45 is also a piece of shit.

Just because he thinks Rmoney is a sack of shit is no reason for us not to. He has different reasons, didn't you know?

[Kaleva]

40. If TFG is attacking one of his own, I won't join him

TFG is a far greater threat then Romney, Murkowski, or Collins

[raising2moredems]

35. I rarely agree with him BUT..

He is one of the I-can-count-them-on-less-than-4-finger puke who has a shred of integrity. He's clueless as to how most Americans live. And his cutting SS for the future generations ain't gonna fly. Won't take much to twist it into he's going to cut the SS *I* am receiving today.

I might add that he'll be against Biden's tax on 100M in assets. Just remember to ask any puke why it is okay that non-spouse beneficiaries of an IRA/401k have to take distributions in 10 years or less in order for taxes to be paid BUT assets passed over generations don't get the same treatment?

[Ferryboat]

6. It shouldn't be sacrilegious to admire a republican for doing the right thing

Republicans in the distant past have proven that they do care about this country and fellow citizens. But from Reagan on there has been very few.



Although I did get ripped for suggesting TFG did the right thing for by leaving negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership in the beginning of his administration. Only thing I agreed with.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

34. Wish everyone thought like you!

[kacekwl]

8. It's great he looked in the mirror and

did the right thing. Should do it more often.

[yardwork]

9. I'm glad he made the right choice, but is it laudable and admirable?

Judge Jackson is eminently qualified to be on the Court, and the Republicans failed to find a single scandal, a single "issue" of any kind. During the Senate hearings she was unfailingly polite, gracious, calm, patient - in the face of extreme provocation.

The only reasonable vote is one in her favor. I'm glad Romney, Murkowski, and Collins made the correct choice. Is the bar so low now for Republicans that a reasonable decision is laudable and worthy of admiration?

[UTUSN]

11. Fine, but doing the correct thing shouldn't be remarkable.

[Carlitos Brigante]

14. Thank you!! nt

[Cozmo]

18. DITTO!

[TomSlick]

13. Even a blind hog will find an acorn now and then.

Unlike most of the GQP, there is some limit to how far Romney will go.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

16. Well he's the old style Republican

And they did the right thing on occasion. Not everything the Democrats wanted to do was an automatic NO back then. They were only jerks most of the time, not all.

[SmallFry]

17. I disagree...

But those ain’t fighting words. 😁

[Qutzupalotl]

19. Fully agree.

These three are unreliable and rarely do the right thing, but at least they are capable of it.

I hope the other party finds its way back to sanity, and soon.

[peggysue2]

20. Romney has had other examples of coloring outside the lines

Then he'll say or do something that makes most Dems groan.

However in this decision, Senator Romney is on the right side of history. That's no small thing in the times we're a-living. So, kudos to the man.

[flying_wahini]

21. I'm thinking that Romney's vote is a poke in the eye of the GOP and it may start a trend.

You never know, there has to be more that would. Romney still carries weight in the party.

[elleng]

23. Yes

[elleng]

22. Yes it is, but kind of perverse to refer to such rational act as 'laudable and worthy of admiration.

[hay rick]

26. Failure to fail is the ceiling for contemporary Republicans.

[MerryBlooms]

27. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is the most qualified

Judge to Ever be nominated. Romney doing the right thing is, just the right thing to do. He's no hero. Our bar for Republicans is so low these days, we're even willing to make heroes of Cheney and Kizinger. They're not even close! They're still voting against President Biden, Democrat and regular Americans every chance they get!

[LudwigPastorius]

29. Mitt is the new face of Mormonism.

"LDS: Not officially racist since 1978™!"

[Martin68]

32. I don't know about "going over well," but I can say it was a decision that reflected well on his

oath of office. Voting to approve the most qualified nominee to come before Congress in my lifetime would not be admirable as much as expected of any member of Congress. Let's not start expressing "admiration" for people doing their job as they have vowed to do under threat of penalty.

[Pepsidog]

33. I agree.

[Nevilledog]

36. You don't say

Link to tweet

Tweet text:
kilgore trout, death to putiner
@KT_So_It_Goes
“everyone I don’t like is a pedophile” is the sort of logic putin just used to massacre entire towns of civilians and she knows it

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
@RepMTG
Murkowski, Collins, and Romney are pro-pedophile.

They just voted for #KBJ.
7:09 PM · Apr 4, 2022

[LudwigPastorius]

38. LOL, that's Marj! Winning hearts and minds in the GOP...

v

[2naSalit]

39. "Once in a while, on my radio dial...

I accidentally get it right."

Mitt's good for doing the right thing once or twice a term. You just never know which issue he' going to pick.