Just as he did with the failed $825 billion stimulus and government-run healthcare, liberal U.S. Senator Jon Tester sided once again with President Barack Obama today and voted in support of his controversial judicial nominee, Caitlin Halligan, for a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

While Senate Republicans ultimately blocked Halligan’s nomination, Tester’s vote in support came despite questions raised regarding her anti-Second Amendment positions and controversial positions towards prosecuting the war on terror.  The National Rifle Association (NRA), among others, outlined their opposition to Halligan’s nomination, specifically citing — “Our opposition is based on Ms. Halligan’s attacks on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans.”

Remarkably, on his campaign website, Tester brags that he “unflinchingly supports and works to strengthen gun rights for law-abiding Americans.”

“Votes likes this are the difference between politicians like Jon Tester who like to give lip service to the Second Amendment on the campaign trail, versus actually standing up and defending those rights when they’re in Washington,” National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Brian Walsh said today.  “Once again, and perhaps when he thought the voters of Montana weren’t paying attention, Jon Tester showed that he would rather stand with Barack Obama, than stand up for Montana and our Constitution.”