The Alaska Republican Party is in the process of determining what, if any, action should be taken against Sen. Lisa Murkowski after she voted against confirming Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on Saturday.
The state Republicans are weighing the options on whether or not to withdraw support from the Alaska senator, Tuckerman Babcock, the Alaska GOP chairman, told The Associated Press. Murkowski was the only Republican senator to defect from the party and oppose Kavanaugh’s nomination. The committee is also considering requesting that Murkowski abstain from seeking re-election when her term ends in 2022.
Republicans in Alaska were reportedly outraged over her decision, according to Babcock. But Murkowski told the AP that she has only able to do her job as a Senator because she was not concerned with the political backlash. read more
“…able to do her job as a Senator because she was not concerned with the political backlash.”
So much for representing the will of her constituents. which is her TRUE job as a senator.
“The committee is also considering requesting that Murkowski abstain from seeking re-election when her term ends in 2022.”
Well, that didn’t work so well LAST time, did it? I think they’ll have to threaten her dog or something like that to get her to take her grubby paws off of the reins of whatever power she thinks she has.
She’s entitled to vote her conscience.
But so is the Alaskan electorate.
Hoping Palin won’t have to wait until 2022!
I think I remember, as a non-Alaskan, that her family has a loooong history of political position and corruption in Alaska. It’s amazing to me how many interpretations of the meaning of the word “conscience” there are…
Didn’t Sarah Palin take out Murkowski’s father for his participation in some oil scam and other misgovernment when he was Governor? Sounds a little like the old political families in Louisiana.
Threaten a signing statement cutting off ANWR because of environmental concerns.
Because conscience or an antelope or something.
Murkowski is hereditary ruling class. You can’t get rid of her, sorry.
Her “present” vote was a courtesy less to Daines than to Manchin, who’s now not on the Democrat hook for having cast the deciding vote.
She reminds me of the saying, “beauty is only skin deep but ugly goes clear to the bone.”
I’m with The Good General, hoping we don’t have to wait until 2022 for Palin to move into the Senate.
But, Murkowski’s toast, one way or another. ….Lady in Red
Every RINO needs to be tossed every chance we get!
Murkowski has been consistent, no principles, no integrity and to hell with the Alaskan voters.
She’s not even a RINO, she’s all that is referred to as “The Establishment”.
Recall…..???
Those idiots in Alaska voted for her as a write in candidate so they deserve what they get.
Murkowski, is that Alaskan speak for McCain?
She’ll just run as a Democrat.
@WRZ
This idiot from Alaska didn’t write her in and it’s not because I can’t spell bitch.
There is 1 and only 1 option with this Obama/Bush/Rove girl. Remove her from the Congress. At least with an R after her name!
Put her on the next ice flow headed out to sea.
Fur-
Will you let us know when and where Sarah Palin sets up her campaign HQ, please? I have a campaign contribution for her.
As they say, beauty may only be skin deep, butt ugly goes clear to the bone.
BTW, has her son grown up yet?
@flip October 9, 2018 at 9:38 am
> So much for representing the will of her constituents. which is her TRUE job as a senator.
That would be a democracy. That’s why we live in a republic. You filthy peasant.
@WRZ October 9, 2018 at 1:06 pm
> Those idiots in Alaska voted for her as a write in candidate so they deserve what they get.
RAYCISSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!
She ran as an independent against the Republican candidate, right? I can see why she feels no allegiance to them. The people really did elect her as a write-in.
I despise her. She’s never been a Republican at heart, just for convenience.
What does it really take to take her out? “No Republican support” doesn’t seem that much of a threat.