Shut-up Mark.
First, according to some stuff that has leaked, there were some truly vile threats made again herself and her family, including rape, even before she gave this speech.
Second, despite those threats, she chose to make herself the lightning rod. She put herself front and center and made the keynote argument for Kavanaugh. She basically told the left that if they were looking for someone on whom to focus their rage, she was it.
She could have just cast her vote, in relative silence and obscurity, as did most others. Instead, she very publicly stood up to the bullies and spoke her piece.
It isn't the same as storming Mt. suribachi, but for an old lady, that took a lot of guts.
If I believed Kavanaugh is everything Collins said he is, I’D VOTE NO!
She is a RINO, period! BUT, we will accept her vote and appreciate her trying to sway other Democrats to vote yes.
Too much drama.
I listened to the entire speech and thought she sounded like she had one xanax too many, but it’s righteous that she voted for Kavanaugh.
A woman delivered a gut punch to the “every woman needs to be believed crowd.” For that reason I think Collins was great.
I will give Susan Collins an ‘atta girl’ for playing the media.
She forced CNN and MSNBC to telecast her 45 minute speech that shredded all of the arguments and actions of the Democrats and the leftist media against Kavanaugh.
For that I give her thanks.
Glad to have Collins’ vote but her “reasoning” was unsound. It basically came down to her being convinced that Kavanaugh wouldn’t threaten any of her pet socialistic programs.
save for later
Mark is right.
The fact that she was the one to disappoint the loser democrats makes her very, very special in my book. Haha. They were counting on her.
Apparently, Democrat Susan Rice of Benghazi fame may be challenging Susan Collins when Collins is up for re-election.
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/05/susan-collins-susan-rice-kavanaugh/
Since Susan Collins has indicated that her vote will be for Kavanaugh, Mitch McConnell has assured Collins that her campaign will be well-funded when she is ready to run.
Susan Collins speech was eloquent and moving and seemingly brave. It was not!
Susan Collins is a political opportunist that has sat on the political fence between left and right for her personal political gains for years. She knew exactly with precision that Bert Kavanaugh was a good man and honest jurist. However, she never publicly supported him not condemned him for months despite knowing he was a good and honest man.
Collins is not to be admired despite her vote.
Am I glad Mark Levin is pro-Trump now? Sure. Does that make him a hero or erase his outlandish anti-Trump BS during the election? No. There, I said it.
How many times have we been told to be gracious and forgive Levin for his lack of support for Trump during the election? When this gas bag shows an ounce of humility and grace towards others and acknowledges how wrong he was during the election with his undermining of Trump, maybe I’ll give him some slack. Not until then.
Trump won in spite of Levin.
Well, she did the right thing.
And in the face of shrieking, psychotic liberal lunatics, showing a little bit of courage where none of us expected it to be is worthy of a “Good job Sue...”.
Susan Collins gave a 44 minute speech so I will give her major credit for supporting Kavanaugh. Even though this was a long drawn out process.
Don’t tell that motor-mouthed mick, Sean Hannity, that, Mark.
One of the worst speeches I’ve ever heard. In both delivery and content. 2 minutes in and I was reaching for an overdose of fentanyl.
Amen to that. She still is nothing but a backstabbing RINO that is taking up a seat of a true conservative.
I don’t consider any politician a “hero,” but Collins deserves kudos for not bowing to intense pressure and doing the right thing by voting to confirm.