Posted on 05/27/2009 7:17:10 AM PDT by dubie
Officially, that’s true. But if the opposition is in the majority of the chamber, they can have influence. D’Amato did sign on to Sotomayor’s appointment. And I imagine that Moynihan supported Bush on some vote in exchange for her appointment.
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