Keeping up with Senator Capito
Her thoughts on the debate and Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Hey, WOAY, these are terrible answers. Did you ask any follow-up questions? (Apparently not.)
From Oakhill West Virginia's WOAY Newswatch:
WASHINGTON D.C. (WOAY) – In a phone conference on Wednesday, Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito called the debate on Tuesday between President Trump and Democratic Nominee Joe Biden “rough.”
“I don’t think that it provided the information to the American voter, the West Virginia voter that people were looking for because it got so out of control, and I certainly found it at some points hard to watch, and I’m an eager watcher,” she said.
When asked about President Trump’s inability to condemn white supremacist groups in the debate, Senator Capito said she personally condemns the groups and wishes the president would too.
Yet another West Virginia stenographer. Where are the reporters?
Earlier today, Senator Capito met with the Trump Supreme Court nominee and it would appear that Barrett's chief qualification for the job is her family
From Fox News:
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Barrett is an inspiration.
"Honestly I am in awe," Capito said. "As a mother myself of three and now a grandmother of seven – if I get all seven of my grandchildren in a room together I can only last about half an hour. She's living with seven children and doing it quite well."
Capito added that the judge's balancing act can't be easy and she implored her fellow senators to "be rejoicing in the fact that we have an accomplished woman to consider and that we have a role model for our girls, our daughters and our granddaughters."
And here is a tweet of part of that meeting:
WATCH: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito meets with Judge Amy Coney Barrett pic.twitter.com/WfdYjgTTSt
— The Hill (@thehill) September 30, 2020
Okay, this was a photo-op and Capito did say in the WOAY interview that she "was impressed with her accomplishments and knowledge of the law" but what does being a mother and playing the piano have to do with becoming a United States Supreme Court Justice?
Senator Capito, I'm not sure that Barrett considers that you are a “legitimate” senator?
The Washington Post’s James Hohmann writes:
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R) threw her support behind Barrett. Capito represents what Barrett once referred to in a law review article as “the arguably unconstitutional state of West Virginia." Some hardcore originalists think the state is not legitimate because it was admitted during the Civil War when the Southern states were in rebellion.