The vote for Kavanaugh, incidentally, was 57-36, comparable to the 58-42 vote by which
Samuel Alito was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Four
Democrats backed Kavanaugh, two of whom, Carper and Landrieu, had
opposed Alito. Conrad, who backed Alito, sat this one out; Johnson,
who supported Alito, voted against Kavanaugh. Meanwhile, Carper
backed Alito having opposed Kavanaugh. Only Byrd and Ben Nelson
voted for both.
Meanwhile, Michael Hayden had an easier time of it in winning
confirmation to head the CIA by
78-15. Arlen Specter was the only Republican to vote against
him; Hillary Clinton joined a strong liberal cohort to oppose him.
Schumer, Leahy, Mikulski, Harry Reid did not. Barbara Boxer
abstained -- okay, that's cheap; she was merely absent, one of
seven senators who did not participate in today's voting.
Incidentally, at the Washington Post's site, you can
check the roll call votes not only according to party affiliation,
but also, "By state," "By region, "By boomer status," "By gender,"
and "By astrological sign." Nothing yet about race, sexual
preference, or past drug use.
topics:
Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Supreme Court, NATO
