Gorsuch confirmed…this is not exactly breaking news, is it? In
fact, he's getting sworn in today at the White House. But, I saw this
over at
Polination, and the numbers struck me.
A) “Joe Donnelly (IN), Heidi Heitcamp (ND) and Joe Manchin (WV)”
Q) Name three Democrats up for reelection, in states that voted heavily for Trump.
Fifty-one
would have been a bare majority. Gorsuch passed with three to spare.
Three Democrats voted to confirm…Hmm. A bandwagon, perhaps??
One
of the dirty little secrets of politics, is the ability of Congress Critters to cast a vote
in such a manner so as to bamboozle, to use our former president's
favorite word, one's constituents in order to deceive them, as you fleece
them of their votes. First, is there any one among us who
believes that if the vote were say, forty nine to forty nine that any
of these three would have cast a deciding vote to put a conservative on
the Supreme Court and risk the wrath of their party to do so? I don't
think so.
Each party in the Senate and House have a
Majority and Minority "Whip". The whip is responsible for counting votes
and making sure that the party faithful follow the party line, or face
the consequences. With just one exception, that is, hot button issues in an
election year. We've seen this in the past.