[ken5050]

This time the GOP will bottle -it up.. Two reasons:

1. McConnell wants to be MAJORITY leader..the conservative majority in the Senate GOP caucus..led by DeMint, Paul, Lee, Rubio, among others..would toss him overboard if he didn't.

2. Leahy's speech this week, when he all but threatened SC justices..alone makes the case to block any nomination by Obama..

[GeronL]

I wouldn’t call a majority of GOP Senators “conservative”

[Political Junkie Too]

Third reason: Hatch is up for reelection, trying to appeal to Tea Party voters.

There is no way he could get away with expediting an Obama Supreme Court pick and still win his reelection.

-PJ