Joe Biden’s nominee for Attorney General will be a contentious confirmation hearing regardless of what happens in the Georgia senatorial runoff elections.
I’m assuming the nuclear process will be in play so Jones will need 51 votes even if the Dems win the senate majority in Georgia.
They can get to 51 with Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins if they don’t win the seats in Georgia.
I actually called Doug Jones’ office right after gave this speech on the floor of the United States Senate and talked to one of his aides. I told him what Jones did was political suicide, but as an American I appreciated his tough decision to do the right thing. Not the easy thing…the right thing. Someone in Oklahoma needs to teach the uber meek faux Christian James Lankford how to do the tough thing now and again. Just saying.
It’s not always easy doing the right thing when it’s going to cause you personal retribution, but Doug Jones did the right thing. That was a wonderfully crafted speech. My dad would have loved that speech. It took some balls in a time in history when not many politicans display much if any courage.
John McCain if still living would probably vote yes for Doug Jones.