Posted on 03/20/2016 3:06:28 PM PDT by Kaslin
Attaboy
I’m thinking McCnnell wants to hold a hearing really bad.
But with Trump out there winning primaries, McConnell is scared out of
his mind.
YAY!
GOP is just following the Biden SCOTUS rule...
The dems need to quit their bitching...
If Trump gets the GOP nomination Mitch had better confirm Garland fast!
He is better than any judge President Hillary will appoint.
McConnell is just shining us the GOP base until after the primaries. Then he’ll allow Garland to be confirmed. Book it.
Why don't I believe a syllable of what McConnell says?
GOOOOOOD!
Great-but I wonder who made him a deal he couldn’t refuse-whatever they have on him must be picante y mugroso...
Maybe they can have a vote to say he’s confirmed if they don’t have a vetoable vote in 60 days to say he’s not confirmed.
They have a ways to go to regain my trust. This is an important step if I they actually stick to this promise and don’t confirm.
After the election, look for this guy to fold...
This is now, then is later.
His point that they are just following the biden rule is fine, but he and the republicans really need to start making the public aware of just how liberal and anti-consitution this judge is, and therefore that he doesn’t deserve to even be given a hearing or consideration-
The left is winning the public relations battle on this by painting the judge as a ‘moderate’ and painting the republicans as obstructionists and a do nothing congress- Even fox news is jumping on this bandwagon- painting mitch and the republicans as hypocrites- People aren’t even aware of how liberal this judge really is- and mitch and crew coudl really start helping their case by citing the facts as their reason for not even considering him
McConnell Isnt Budging On Garland Nomination— YET,
Wont Hold Confirmation Vote- YET!
Did his Overlords give him permission to stand firm? What kabuki theatre. We shall see.
That or worse. Maybe they’re figuring Hillary will win (Trumps fault you know) and then having her appoint Obama to SCOTUS.
Whenever McConnell develops a spine, the alarm bells should be going off!
I wish the Senate Republicans would hold hearings, then vote Garland down as unqualified and be done with it. That would take a Democrat campaign issue completely off the table.
ABC News/Washington Post Poll March 3-6, 2016. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.5.
“The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has opened a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. After Obama nominates someone to replace Scalia, do you think the Senate should hold hearings and vote on whether to accept the nomination, or should the Senate NOT hold hearings, which would block the nomination and leave it to the next president?” Options rotated
Should hold hearings: 63%
Should not hold hearings: 32%
Unsure: 5%
http://www.pollingreport.com/court.htm
Wait, this IS a “budge”, and an obvious one.
There are hearings, then a vote. Previously McC has said “no hearings”. If he is now saying “no vote”, then one has to assume he means “hearings are on”, lying sack of s**t that he is.
And then there will not be a defensible reason to not vote, and further, to not vote for confirmation.
“What could we do, our hands were tied”.
Stay tuned for that next chapter/episode. This is well established GOP strategy; to back yourself into a corner, fail to foresee the obvious implications, and become forced by events to collapse.
He will cave. He’s just holding for a higher offer.
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