Maines Press Herald : With a 'yes' vote, Sen. Collins ties her legacy to that of Brett Kavanaugh

[BeckyDem]

It may not seem fair to pin so much responsibility on one senator, but she is part of a small group of her colleagues who could break a partisan vote.

Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins did more than announce that she would vote to elevate Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on Friday. She also tied her reputation to his for as long as he serves on the bench.

If Kavanaugh joins a five-member bloc of Republican judges that makes it more difficult for women to get an abortion, or interferes with the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to control air pollution that comes to Maine from the Midwest, or protects President Trump from legal action, Collins will own a share of the blame.

And it should also be part of her legacy if more evidence emerges to support the charges of sexual misconduct that have been made against the judge. Without the benefit of a real investigation, Collins decided that he deserved a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court unless the charges against him could be proven up to the civil court standard of a preponderance of the evidence or “more likely than not.”

HERS IS KEY VOTE

https://www.pressherald.com/2018/10/05/our-view-with-a-yes-vote-sen-collins-will-tie-her-legacy-to-that-of-brett-kavanaugh/

[dalton99a]

1. Susan Collins has always been a fraud

[dae]

2. Agree.

[shraby]

3. And Russia.

[dalton99a]

4. Yep.

[Rebl2]

5. Yes she

is a fraud. She likes to think of herself as a moderate, but she’s not. She always goes along with the rest of the R’s because she’s afraid of standing up to them. I predict when it’s time for her to run again, she doesn’t because she will not win and her ego can’t take that.

[SunSeeker]

6. And yet she called on Franken to resign just based on allegations.

Collins is a lying sack of shit GOP partisan hack.