If Democrats want to fundraise on abortion rights, they'd better do something concrete to save them
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Sen. Susan Collins, the one person most responsible for the presence of forced pregnancy proponent Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, had nothing to say about Wednesday’s hearing on Mississippi’s 15-week abortion limit and the likelihood that there arIf Democrats want to fundraise on abortion rights, they'd better do something concrete to save them
Sen. Susan Collins, the one person most responsible for the presence of forced pregnancy proponent Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, had nothing to say about Wednesday’s hearing on Mississippi’s 15-week abortion limit and the likelihood that there are now at least five votes on the court prepared to toss out Roe v. Wade. “I did not see his questioning or hear any of the arguments. I hope to later tonight play them so I have first-hand knowledge … but so can’t comment about what I didn’t see.” But she did add, “I’m for Roe.” Sure. Apparently, she didn’t find the time to listen to those arguments Wednesday night. On Thursday, she still had nothing to say about the arguments, or about Kavanaugh and the fact that she justified her support for his confirmation on the basis of his assurances that he considered Roe settled law. “I think we all need to wait and see what the final decision is,” she said Thursday. Such a profile in courage there. Maine’s Kennebec Journal’s editorial board is calling out Collins for this statement she made in announcing her support for him: “As the judge asserted to me, a long-established precedent is not something to be trimmed, narrowed, discarded, or overlooked.” So much for that. Kavanaugh repeatedly proved either her or himself a massive liar on Wednesday, as he stressed that settled law wasn’t necessarily settled law, again and again during the arguments. Read more
