Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley may hold a committee vote on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination as early as Thursday, and it looks as though the full Senate will vote on his nomination this month. The latest blow to the Democrats’ hopes came today from Senator Susan Collins, who denounced liberal efforts to pressure her to vote against the nomination:
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) says she is not swayed by crowdfunding aimed at encouraging her to oppose Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, comparing the effort to a “bribe.”That doesn’t sound like someone who is impressed by the Democrats’ disgusting antics.
Two groups of Maine progressives have pledged to donate up to $1.3 million to Collins’s next opponent if the Maine senator votes to confirm Kavanaugh, Newsmax reported. Collins is not up for reelection until 2020.
“This effort will not influence my vote at all,” she added. “I think it demonstrates the new lows to which the judge’s opponents have stooped.”
It looks as though all Senate Republicans will vote to confirm, with Vice President Mike Pence available if needed as a backup. If that holds, Chuck Schumer will release red state Democrats who are up this year to vote to confirm, making Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation bipartisan.
One never wants to be overconfident, but still, cartoonist Michael Ramirez’s take (below) seems correct. The “Resistance” fails again!
Blog Author's Comments: I am quite hopeful and somewhat confident, that Judge Brett Kavanaugh will indeed be confirmed to the Supreme Court. He would be another huge victory for President Donald Trump.
I am also thankful when I think about what would have happened to our country, if Hillary Clinton would have won the White House. Also, John McCain's successor has been sworn in and should not stab the American people in the back because of a petty grudge with the President, so things seem to be progressing suitably.
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