Collins voted to place Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court. She knew there would be a good chance it would cost her her Senate seat. I don’t agree with a lot of her politics but I certainly call that vote courageous.
Her vote was far too calculated to be courageous on Kavanaugh. She had her sensitive political wind finger up and was one of the last to disclose her vote. She had to see whichi way popular opinion was about to swing.
Collins voted to place Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court. She knew there would be a good chance it would cost her her Senate seat. I don’t agree with a lot of her politics but I certainly call that vote courageous.
Courageous? A GOP Senator voting for a GOP SCOTUS nom is couragous? Couragous for doing her job? Is that far we have fallen?
The fact is Collins helped block the obviously outstanding Ratcliffe from being Trump’s DNI. Reportly, she felt he was “too tough” on Mueller. Never mind there is a coupist assault raging out of control in the executive branch.
We have a US Army office colluding with a CIA officer to remove a duly elected POTUS. And Collins says POTUS is not entitled to an outstanding DNI? That’s courageous? Nope. It’s pathetic. Frankly, given her performance or non-performance she deserves to lose.
I was happily surprised when she opted to back Kavanaugh - perhaps she was putting a chip in her pocket or paying one off...
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Yes it was .... and it was a very good speech she made.