Sen. Susan Collins speaks on the Senate floor about her vote on Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, on Oct. 5, 2018 in Washington. (Senate TV via AP)
The Kavanaugh hearings have been a shameful portrayal of civil government to our posterity. There is simply no debating this. There was a bright light however and it came from an unlikely source. In my view, Susan Collins, Republican Senator from Maine, has been on the wrong side of many of the issues of our day, including abortion. Nevertheless, her speech on the floor of the Senate was exceptional.
Senator Collins had been tight lipped regarding her vote on confirmation yea or nay. But her remarks in advance of her support for Kavanaugh this past Friday were the most well thought out and highly reasoned explanation of not only her vote, but of the entire process that I have heard. Collins fluid articulation of the judge’s extraordinary qualifications, as well as his (actual positions) on issues, was spot on. She made the case for confirmation brilliantly while simultaneously acknowledging the very real problem of sexual assault in our country.
Collins also lamented over how the process looked more like a “gutter-level political campaign than a solemn occasion” and how she hoped they’d finally reached “rock bottom”. Sadly, it appears the Left, along with their paid protesters and brainwashed soldiers of so-called higher education remain intent on swimming in the gutter. If they truly seek truth and reason however, they might start with the transcript of Senator Collins remarks.
