This is unbelievable.
A Republican Senator says he can’t be there at the Kavanaugh vote because his daughter is getting married. Seriously!
ROLL CALL – Sen. Steve Daines won’t be in town if the Senate votes this weekend on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, which could leave Republicans in a bind.
The Montana Republican told AP that he will attend his daughter’s wedding back home on Saturday regardless of a possible weekend vote on the embattled Supreme Court nominee.
Daines told The Associated Press Thursday that this weekend there’s going to be a new Supreme Court justice and that he is going to walk his daughter down the aisle.
Daines has backed Kavanaugh’s nomination throughout the confirmation process and is an anticipated “yes” vote.
You know whose fault this is? Jeff Freaking Flakes. If he hadn’t pushed this dang vote out another week, Daines wouldn’t have a conflict.
In any event, I’m sure McConnell can work around this if they need the vote, meaning they could hold a really late vote Saturday night or one on Sunday. It wouldn’t be the first time they’ve been voting at the wee hours of the morning and I can’t think of a better reason than getting Kavanaugh on the court.
UPDATE:
Apparently Daines said he’d be willing to fly back and vote after the wedding if they hold the vote:
Steve Daines tells @tedbarrettcnn that he would fly back after the wedding Saturday, arriving early Sunday morning for a confirmation vote if his vote is needed, so they’d have to hold the vote open. “I’d come back after the wedding.” https://t.co/I7uyxPSNbo
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 5, 2018
UPDATE 2: Don Jr. says he’s talked to Daines and he has it covered:
.@SteveDaines is a good friend and hunting/fishing buddy and as far as his vote this weekend is concerned he tells me he has it covered.
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) October 5, 2018
Coming from this man you can take that to the bank!