As a Catholic, I understand his argument and I’m not offended. He’s saying that he thinks Barrett might recuse herself if she thinks ruling a particular way would violate her Catholic beliefs, and, as such, she’s a bad pick because we need justices who’ll uphold the Constitution and vote the right way and not recuse themselves.
I haven’t read Barrett’s law journal articles, etc., and I don’t know how serious she is about this recusal approach. Obviously, this should be a legitimate area of inquiry if she were to be nominated for the next opening.
At the same time, my gut feeling a year ago (and still now) is that Barrett would have been a better pick than Kavanaugh. She’s not someone who cares about staying the good graces of the crowd at Harvard and Yale. Kavanaugh worries me quite a bit. I don’t have confidence that we won’t sell us out.
Correction:
...confidence that *he* won’t sell us out.
These are picks based on timing.
“At the same time, my gut feeling a year ago (and still now) is that Barrett would have been a better pick than Kavanaugh.”
Democrats would have just said she was notorious for fondling guys at frat parties.