Lindsey Graham

In a “Vote that Shouldn’t be Ducked” Paul at PowerLine accuses Sen. Graham of ducking a negative vote on the nomination of Jim Haynes for the Fourth Circuit by blocking the nomination from moving out of the Judiciary Committee. This is based on an article in The Hill newspaper that says Graham is blocking the nomination.

I do not agree that he is ducking the vote. He has counted the tea leaves and sees enough votes in Committee to approve the nomination and then on the floor to confirm him. The only way to prevent the battle over the policy at Guantonomo from heating up again is to block the nomination. This is a better course of action than participating in a filibuster which would be hypocritical.