Murkowski torches Kacsmaryk over WaPo story that he swapped out his name on article

[In It to Win It]

Burgess Everett
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Murkowski torches Kacsmaryk over WaPo story that he swapped out his name on article criticizing Obama policies

“You want to talk about the ultimate bait and switch? I feel like I got duped"

As a Texas judge's abortion pill ruling sits with the Supreme Court, Lisa Murkowski is fuming over info he reportedly he did not disclose during his confirmation.

What's happening: Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted to confirm Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk. And boy, does she regret it.

Sure, she disagrees with his decision to try and block access to abortion medication. But a Washington Post report that he switched out his name on an article not disclosed during his confirmation process criticizing Obama administration policies on abortion and transgender people has the Alaska Republican hopping mad.

“You want to talk about the ultimate bait and switch? I feel like I got duped. I feel like voted for somebody based on what had been presented to me. And you do this? That is totally, totally wrong,” Murkowski said in an interview on Wednesday.

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[MontanaMama]

1. Whatever, Lisa. If you didn't know who this guy was

you SHOULD have. Stop stealing Susan Collins' act.

[2naSalit]

7. No shit!

[Lovie777]

2. The GQPs knew...............

and what's with senate GQP's women so concerned about Senator Feinstein and sexism.

All of a sudden they care? Hell no.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

3. she knew...but still Kacmaryk is a liar

[The Unmitigated Gall]

4. Due dilligence.

ANY of Mango’s nominations should have been investigated exhaustively.

[Buckeyeblue]

5. I'm sure Susan Collins is concerned

[In It to Win It]

6. She's in the clear this one. She didn't vote for him, for obvious reasons. Murkowski did.

[gratuitous]

8. Too late, he's on the federal bench for life

See, that's the way it works. Republicans can pull every slimy, underhanded, devious trick in the book (and a few more tricks that never got written down), and their nominees have their lifetime appointment secured. Perjury? Bribery? Corruption? None of it matters. Kacsmaryk will keep his sinecure for as long as the corrupt Republicans need him to be the only judge in a particular district.

Suggest that the Majority Leader simply name someone to sit in Sen. Feinstein's chair on the Judicial Committee, and suddenly everyone's wrapped up in rules and procedures and that's-not-quite-cricket-old-boy. If the situation was reversed, the Republicans would do it in a nanosecond and never flinch.

[Raven123]

9. Fine. Impeach him

[Cha]

10. Still glad LM is making a FUSS

about it.. shining the Light on this Cockroach.

[Butterflylady]

11. LOL, come on Lisa, he is a republican and lying comes naturally to them.

It's like breathing to them. You were not dupped.