“She played it brilliantly. Most of the media was hoping Collins would announce she was voting no. As a result, they all carried the speech live so the whole nation would see Judge Kavanaugh’s hopes of confirmation go down in flames. Instead, Senator Collins methodically took apart all of the allegations against him, and presented a well thought out case for his confirmation. I’ll bet a lot of network executives were kicking themselves afterwards for their decision to carry the speech.”
Yes, bingo. Some say her argument will be studied for years to come as one of the best political statements ever. She is a star.
She wrote her epitaph. Her Opus like the days of old.
She burned all of her political goodwill in Maine and the the Northeast by making that speech.
I would love to know why. It wasn’t a speech of angry passion, it was cold. Thought out. Calculating. It was the speech of someone who was pushed so far over the edge that burning down all the bridges behind her was a logical step.
I tip my hat to her. Collins and I have never agreed with much politically, and I did not expect her to vote for Kavanaugh. My first though was that “Something mad her mad”. After further reflection, I am sure of it. This isn’t about Kavanaugh, this is about something in her core that she realized “I can’t sacrifice this.”.
I respect her for that.