After all the years of being rather squishy, Mitch McConnell has stayed beyond strong on Judge Brett Kavanaugh
McConnell sets key Kavanaugh vote for Friday
Senate Republicans filed cloture on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination on Wednesday, paving the way for a weekend showdown over the Supreme Court.
The move by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will allow the chamber to vote on ending debate on Kavanaugh’s nomination Friday under the chamber’s rules.
If Kavanaugh overcomes the procedural hurdle, the Senate could then take a final vote on his nomination as early as Saturday.
McConnell pledged earlier Wednesday that the chamber would vote on Kavanaugh this week, despite what he argued were attempts by Democrats to delay or stall the nomination.
“There will be plenty of time for Members to review and be briefed on this supplemental material before a Friday cloture vote. So I am filing cloture on Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination this evening so the process can move forward, as I indicated earlier this week,” McConnell said.
Might as well, as
Breaking: White House finds no corroboration of sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh after examining reports from FBI's latest probe https://t.co/nnNKmjz8ke pic.twitter.com/HtiQN9C6IK
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) October 4, 2018
Now, that’s just the White House making this statement, but, it’s highly, highly doubtful that the Senators will see any issues (other than perhaps Democrats seeing that Brett threw water balloons at classmates, including girls when he was in 7th grade and using a water pistol *gasp* at a pool party) in FBI background investigation number 7. Of course, outlets like the Washington Post are trying to throw shade on the report (before reading it), stating that it was curtailed. The FBI doesn’t care if a nominee drank while in high school and college. Nor did they find it necessary to interview Kavanaugh nor Dr. Ford, as they had both testified under oath.
And, of course, we’ll have these last minute attempts to derail Kavanaugh
In Opinion
650+ law professors (and counting) signed a letter saying that Brett Kavanaugh lacks the judicial temperament to be approved to the Supreme Court. Read their letter explaining why. https://t.co/T7LcnU7mgh
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 3, 2018
And 63 million Americans and 30 states who voted for Trump want Kavanaugh on the court. Where were these law professors before the hearings (and who did they vote for)? Can’t wait to see what kind of whining from Dems we’ll get over the next few days. They got what they wanted: a separate hearing and then an FBI background check. Time to vote and confirm.
