Sen. Orrin Hatch has decided that the immediate Democratic resistance to Brett Kavanaugh is another example of Democratic efforts to attack Republicans, and more generally the political dogma that surrounds our nation’s capital. I, too, dislike the partisanship that has made collaboration and compromise so rare in Congress today. However, I also find it sad to see that Sen. Hatch, in this and other comments, has decided to spend his last term participating in the partisanship instead of fighting to bridge it.
When I was younger, I remember my dad telling me that Hatch, whatever you may say of his politics, did try to act like a statesman. He supported some nominations by Democrats and tried to rise above the partisanship of the day. Yet the Hatch I have seen is not that man. Instead, it is a man who supported delaying a Supreme Court nomination for nearly a year, and who has now turned around and criticized Democrats for playing similar games with a Republican nomination. Criticize the Democratic response if you will, but it seems like the pot is calling the kettle black.
Sen. Hatch, thank you for serving as my senator. I only wish that you would use the remaining time in office speaking out against partisanship, because those running for re-election never will.
Landon Troester, Murray