Blogging Against Senator Sam Brownback Since March 2005
Senator Sam Brownback expressed dismay at the party line vote to send the Alito nomination to the full senate and at the same time threatened to to do the same to a Democratic President’s nominee:
Republicans say Democrats are setting a dangerous precedent by turning Supreme Court appointments into partisan fights.
“It causes me to think that if these come up in the future, and if we have a Democratic president, then we’re going to have to look at partisanship on people going on the bench,” said Kansas Senator Sam Brownback, a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2008.
How mature. Either you think partisanship is honorable or not. Senator Brownback needs to make up his mind.
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Blogging Against Senator Sam Brownback Since March 2005
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January 25th, 2006 at 7:51 am
Again, I’m failing to see your point illustrated in the link provided. I find it fairly clear that Sen. Brownback is against partisan politics.
His quote is based on a disappointment among Democrats for their party-line voting, rather than evaluating appointees on their judicial qualificiations. (And he is concerned because if the Dems gain control of the WH and Senate, than the GOP vote will always lose.)