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In 2003, Durbin called Kavanaugh the "Forrest Gump" of Republican politics [View all]
From the Miami Herald July 9 2018
"Jeb Bush’s brother, George, then president, nominated Kavanaugh in 2003 for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit — a move that didn’t sit well with Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin.
Durbin, during Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings, called him the “Forrest Gump of Republican politics … whether it’s Elian Gonzalez or the Starr Report, you are there.”
Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article214604235.html#storylink=cpy
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