Collins, Murkowski Signal "Comfort" With Kavanaugh A lot of people were disappointed Trump didn't pick Amy Coney Barrett. Including me. I suspect the problem was with the new Liberal Twins of the "Republican" Senate Caucus, Collins and Murkowski. I suspect the problem was with the new Liberal Twins of the "Republican" Senate Caucus, Collins and Murkowski. They're okay with Kavanaugh, it seems. For anyone concerned by that -- a category which again includes me -- For anyone concerned by that -- a category which again includes me -- Glenn Reynolds offers some reassurance. But what kind of a Supreme Court justice will he make? And what can we say about the confirmation process? With regard to the former, it�s likely that he will be another sturdy conservative, somewhere between Neil Gorsuch and Chief Justice John Roberts. Justices surprise the presidents who appoint them sometimes -- President Dwight Eisenhower supposedly said that the two worst mistakes he ever made were the appointments of Earl Warren and William Brennan to the Supreme Court ---but they usually don't. Kavanaugh has been a judge for a while, and is pretty much a known quantity. Some conservatives would have preferred someone farther to the right, but realistically Kavanaugh fits Trump's stated requirements for the court, and Kavanaugh is probably a safe pick, unlikely to pose any surprise problems in the confirmation process.

The fact that Kavanaugh was a Kennedy clerk might be worrisome. But Reynolds notes that Gorsuch was also a Kennedy clerk, and he's been bang-on thusfar. The fact that Kavanaugh was a Kennedy clerk might be worrisome. But Reynolds notes that Gorsuch was also a Kennedy clerk, and he's been bang-on thusfar. Posted by: Ace of Spades at 03:30 PM











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