GOP Senator: We Should ‘Man Up And Cast A Vote’ On Obama’s Court Pick

[Attorney in Texas]

Source: HuffingtonPost

WASHINGTON — Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) said Friday that his party needs to “just man up and cast a vote” on President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee — a break from GOP leaders’ position that there will be no votes or even hearings until there’s a new president....He went on to say, in essence, what Senate Democrats have been saying all along about voting on Merrick Garland: It’s our job.

“The tough thing about these Senatorial jobs is you get yes or no votes,” he said. “Your whole job is to either say yes or no, and explain why.”

The Illinois Republican is in a tight race with Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D), who is trying to unseat him in November. He’s been trying to cast himself as above politics, and in recent days has been distancing himself from his party leaders’ firm stance on denying Garland hearings.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mark-kirk-supreme-court-nominee_us_56ec29e8e4b084c672201134

[jpak]

1. Turtleboy will not comply

above his grade

yup

[Jackie Wilson Said]

2. Mark is not an idiot.

He knows that a flat refusal to do his job could cost him, his job.

[ColesCountyDem]

3. "Hey, Illinois voters, look--I'm not like the rest of them!"

Horse hockey, you spineless asshole!

[scscholar]

4. They have REFUSED to vote. REFUSED to vote.

Why expect them to change?

[houston16revival]

5. Shredding the Constitution

as well as their Bible sworn oaths to execute their duties

is not a winning position.

Kirk understands if he means what he says.

What are they hiding from? They're hiding from the naked partisan
motives behind their refusing to do their jobs.

No one can deny they can vote NO if they want to. Stall, stonewall, hedge,
delay ... that's a strategy. That's politics.

Not doing your job so you can escape responsibility?

He's nailed it. Man up! Don't be Senate Wimpies.

[Skittles]

6. translation: he likes the pick

[oldandhappy]

7. yup

I am not holding my breathe.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

8. I suspect Kirk got clearance from McConnell's tower for this, much as with ...

... how some got permission to not support Trump. He's in big trouble this November.
(http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/271044-mcconnell-preps-senators-to-run-against-trump)

[cstanleytech]

9. Was posted just one minute prior to yours in LBN

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141383107