The real vote was the cloture vote. At this point, it was a dog and pony show.
I don’t disagree ... in theory. But it’s the old ‘I voted against it before I voted for it’ BS we hear. But in this case, I voted against it before I didn’t bother to show up and vote at all.
Yes it’s optics. BUT..IMO....presidential politics IS about optics as well as policy statements....etc.
It’s why I don’t particularly like it when a politician says one thing in public and another thing to donors. Or one thing in English and something else entirely in another language.
Optics and trust ... are important considerations for me when it come to choosing a candidate.
Yes. What Republicans voted for that one besides Cornyn? That’s more telling because they facilitated it and then, as they found out there were enough votes to confirm her without their support, they covered their backsides by voting no.