The most bitter Supreme Court confirmation in decades came to an effective end just after 3 p.m. last Friday, when Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, took to the Senate floor to announce that she would vote in favor of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. In a long, detailed address, she spoke about a “gutter level” political fight, and said that the President has “broad discretion” in nominating whom he wants. She herself seemed to want nothing more than to be done with the events that had drawn the country into a melee of rage and sorrow. All week, protesters had been assembling at her office, telling her that she needed to do more than just stand by the Republican Party.
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