Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) joined the choir of his Republican colleagues calling for further review of the allegations recently raised against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and said the confirmation vote should be delayed until then.
“There are serious allegations that need to be looked at closely by the committee before any action is taken,” he told the Kansas City Star.
Blunt, a member of GOP leadership, says Judiciary needs to hold off on vote before looking at allegations. He's the first KC-area senator to respond to my inquiry on this. https://t.co/HBHt11al1S
— Bryan Lowry (@BryanLowry3) September 17, 2018
Ed note: A previous headline said Blunt was calling for a delay of the Kavanaugh confirmation vote. His statement said he wants the allegations investigated.
Flake
Corker
Grassley
Blunt
How much longer can Collins and Murkowski tap-dance?
Collins? Murkowski? C’mon Ladies, it’s not that hard.
Crickets.
I think Blunt is making this calculation: the only thing worse for the GOP in the midterms than losing this nomination would be to to force it through on a party-line vote and then have all the additional dirt come out before the midterms
Dirt that I’m thinking they may already know about.
The proverbial worm may be turning …