RINOs Murkowski and Collins appear to be supportive of Kavanaugh

American Thinker ^ | 07/11/2018 | Rick Moran

[SeekAndFind]

The Democrats are girding for all out war to block the comfirmation of Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court Justice, but they may as well save their energy.

The two most problematic votes in the senate - Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins - have been making positive statements about the nominee, leading to the conclusion that his confirmation is almost a lock.

Politico:

The centrist GOP senators offered few hints on Tuesday about how they will vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. But it’s clear that Trump could have made confirmation in the narrowly divided Senate much more difficult if he had picked someone like 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett or another equally conservative nominee.

“Let’s put it this way: There were some who have been on the list that I would have had a very, very difficult time supporting, just based on what was already publicly known about them,” Murkowski (R-Alaska) said in an interview on Monday. “We’re not dealing with that.”

Collins (R-Maine) told reporters that while she wouldn’t directly compare Kavanaugh with Barrett, she touted Kavanaugh’s experience and sounded warm notes about him while insisting she has yet to decide.

“It will be very difficult for anyone to argue that he’s not qualified for the job. He clearly is qualified for the job,” Collins said. “But there are other issues involving judicial temperament and his political, or rather, his judicial philosophy that also will play into my decision.”

Both senators also voted for Kavanaugh’s nomination to the D.C. Circuit Court in 2006.

[1Old Pro]

Pretty sure this is a done deal. We just need some weeks to go thru the motions. The only surprise we might witness will come from unhinged Democrats and it will undoubtedly be entertaining.

[donozark]

I think RUSH was speaking figuratively.