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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsShe allowed a predator onto the Supreme Court and she'll allow one to stay in the White House.
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All that right wing, predator enabling fence sitting must hurt her arse, and her polling...
Arkansas Granny
(31,535 posts)FailureToCommunicate
(14,026 posts)brush
(53,922 posts)worried and disappointedjust before unfailingly toeing the repug line.
KT2000
(20,590 posts)republicans have no spine. Has Collins expressed her concern yet?
TruckFump
(5,812 posts)And she had NO CLUE that Boof Boy Kavanaugh would be anti-choice? GMAFB!
mdbl
(4,976 posts)I would be shocked if she actually voted on record to uphold the constitution.
Funtatlaguy
(10,890 posts)sometimes talk a good game of concern on a few issues.
I realize that Murkowski is technically an Independent but she caucuses with GOP.
AND SHE AND THE OTHERS almost always fold and follow their patriarchal repub overlords.
Sigh.
TheBlackAdder
(28,226 posts)gab13by13
(21,438 posts)Rand Paul or Mitt Romney. I know Murkowski is a Republican and that label sticks but she did buck her party when she helped save Obamacare, and she bucks her party by being pro choice and by supporting Planned Parenthood.
Do I trust her? Absolutely not.
still_one
(92,444 posts)Last edited Fri Dec 27, 2019, 09:07 AM - Edit history (1)
referring to?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/time.com/5416866/murkowski-kavanaugh-alaska-assault/%3famp=true
gab13by13
(21,438 posts)she will fall in line with Moscow Mitch?
Soph0571
(9,685 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,730 posts)Haven't seen a lot of integrity out of them for many years, man or woman.
joshdawg
(2,651 posts)No morality, no ethics, no logic, no integrity, and above all, no honesty since the Eisenhower years.
madaboutharry
(40,231 posts)is being a bit disingenuous.
Murkowski did not allow a predator on The Supreme Court. She did not have the power to stop Kavanaughs confirmation. She didnt vote for him. The present vote as not powerful as a no vote, but given the circumstances it did mean something.
Murkowski is a republican but she isnt a Trumper. I wouldnt be surprised if she didnt vote for Trump. In fact, I would think its more likely she didnt. Murkowski is a decent person and seems to know right from wrong. I am keeping an open mind with her and giving her a chance to do the right thing up until she doesnt.
still_one
(92,444 posts)NRaleighLiberal
(60,024 posts)infullview
(982 posts)marble falls
(57,350 posts)pressbox69
(2,252 posts)Mersky
(4,986 posts)By voting present for the final vote. She also voted against advancing kavanaugh to the senate floor for confirmation. It was the best decision for her states interest as Alaska has unique challenges, and should be commended for her independence in thought and principles from her party whipped into line with the tRump cult.
I dont see much benefit in flattening her record on this, as yet again, voting for whats best for her state that is geographically close to Russia is a set of decisions unlike that of her, um, southern colleagues. She doesnt have the luxury of the political insurance that comes from a sweetheart deal for a russian aluminum plant or cushy federal construction contracts like Moscow Mitch ensconced within the boundaries of the lower 48, etc.
I say her party should think pretty hard about her arguments and position, and I hope others follow her lead for doing whats best for their constituents and the entire Country.