“I refuse to treat this process as legitimate and will not meet with Judge Barrett.”
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And Amy is savoring her great fortune for not having to gaze upon your less-than-attractive mug. Wondering...at one time, Senator, did you fall face down onto a fire ant mound, and the first responder tried to kill the little buggers gnawing on your face with a hatchet?
(May all the Pygmys in Borneo forgive me for saying that. May have to do a bout of Confession with Fr. Wilson real soon.)
Murkowski just tweeted she is looking forward to meeting with the nominee (ACB).
Senator Stolen Valor?
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/18/nyregion/18blumenthal.html
Richard Blumenthal’s Words on Vietnam Service Differ From History
At a ceremony honoring veterans and senior citizens who sent presents to soldiers overseas, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut rose and spoke of an earlier time in his life.
“We have learned something important since the days that I served in Vietnam,” Mr. Blumenthal said to the group gathered in Norwalk in March 2008. “And you exemplify it. Whatever we think about the war, whatever we call it — Afghanistan or Iraq — we owe our military men and women unconditional support.”
There was one problem: Mr. Blumenthal, a Democrat now running for the United States Senate, never served in Vietnam. He obtained at least five military deferments from 1965 to 1970 and took repeated steps that enabled him to avoid going to war, according to records.
The deferments allowed Mr. Blumenthal to complete his studies at Harvard; pursue a graduate fellowship in England; serve as a special assistant to The Washington Post’s publisher, Katharine Graham; and ultimately take a job in the Nixon White House.
In 1970, with his last deferment in jeopardy, he landed a coveted spot in the Marine Reserve, which virtually guaranteed that he would not be sent to Vietnam. He joined a unit in Washington that conducted drills and other exercises and focused on local projects, like fixing a campground and organizing a Toys for Tots drive.
Many politicians have faced questions over their decisions during the Vietnam War, and Mr. Blumenthal, who is seeking the seat being vacated by Senator Christopher J. Dodd, is not alone in staying out of the war.
But what is striking about Mr. Blumenthal’s record is the contrast between the many steps he took that allowed him to avoid Vietnam, and the misleading way he often speaks about that period of his life now, especially when he is speaking at veterans’ ceremonies or other patriotic events.
Sometimes his remarks have been plainly untrue, as in his speech to the group in Norwalk. At other times, he has used more ambiguous language, but the impression left on audiences can be similar.
moar...
Sen. Blumenthal will be busy attending the 50-year reunion of his brave Vietnamese fighting unit celebrating their significant historic stand in the Wha Zat Valley.