Hillary picks Kaine

He seems like a good choice to me. Planned Parenthood and NARAL both approve of the choice:

“While Senator Kaine has been open about his personal reservations about abortion, he’s maintained a 100% pro-choice voting record in the U.S. Senate. He voted against dangerous abortion bans, he has fought against efforts to defund Planned Parenthood, and he voted to strengthen clinic security by establishing a federal fund for it,” NARAL President Ilyse Hogue said in the statement.

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Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards made a brief appearance on MSNBC Friday night to give Kaine her approval, echoing NARAL’s statement.

Richards said Kaine holds a 100 percent rating on Planned Parenthood’s scorecard for his Senate record and said “he’s been not only a solid vote but really an ally.”

The NRA loathes him and has given him an “F” rating, the coal industry worked against him in his Senatorial campaign in 2012, he’s recognized that climate change is real and he’s got a lifetime 91% record from the League of Conservation Voters.

He’s not Elizabeth Warren, but I want her to stay in the Senate anyway. She can speak out without clearing her remarks with a boss down the hall in the Oval Office if she stays there. I know the people who call themselves progressives and who desperately wanted Bernie Sanders to win aren’t happy, but they’ll either come around and vote for the Democratic candidate or they won’t. At some point the pragmatists have to be like Elsa.