Posted on 11/30/2017 1:42:21 AM PST by Impy
Ping
He apparently has grown in office.
He was a democrat until 2007, perhaps his conversion was...less than genuine.
Another party jumper like Arlen Specter, apparently.
And Kagan and Co by Obama weren’t embarrassing?
It’s not entirely unreasonable his concerns, but we need to fill these vacant seats.
He’s been a Democrat,only becoming a Republican to win in Louisiana. If he obstructs the President’s program, he should hear from his constituents. We don’t want a younger version of attention-seeking John McCain.
He should put away his private concerns and just do his job by voting with the President.
If he was formerly a D, how did he possibly get an endorsement from the GOPe in the R primary? (super mega /s)
That said, I can understand the concerns. Let’s hear him comment on whether Kagan was qualified for the SCOTUS, since he is trying to be thoughtful about qualifications. Crickets? I thought so. LOL!
More GOPe infiltration.
With the name of Kennedy, somehow, I thought he might be trouble.
Ego is a terrible affliction
Katsas is an incredibly good pick. That is in contrast to Kennedy himself. As everything is corrupt in Louisiana he probably bought his seat.
If that is his standard, then conflicts already abound at every level of the judiciary.
“But I have friends that want the job instead!”
“Conflict of interest!”
He can go screw himself with that stuff.
Going wobbly.
Unfortunately, Louisiana does not have a Republican primary. The state has a “jungle primary” in which all candidates, regardless of party, run on the same ballot, and, if no one gets 50%+1 of the vote, there’s a run-off between the top two vote-getters (irrespective of party). The run-off pitted Kennedy against a Democrat, and Kennedy won handily.
To be fair, Kennedy’s voting record has been pretty good, particularly on judges, prior to his recent stupidity. Hopefully he’s not planning on voting and speaking like a moron for the next five years as a strategy for the “jungle primary” in his 2022 reelection.
Louisiana needs to get rid of its counterproductive (and, in my opinion, unconstitutional) “jungle primary” and implement party registration and partisan primaries (with a run-off if no candidate gets a majority) for all federal elections.
So the only thing these guys can get done is now in question? Worthless trash of a “party”
He is a Democrat in an R jersey.
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