The GoP always picks the most partisan Judges they can get. Garlond in contrast was a moderate liked by moth parties. Mitch didn't give him a hearing though because he didn't want a moderate. He wanted a partisan hack that would rubber stand the GoP agenda. I hope the Dems get a clue and figure out they need to do the same but on their own end of the spectrum if they want to balance it out, but I doubt they will. Which is ironic because the common consensus amongst joe blow is the Dems are always bad in equal measure to Repubs.
Ted Kennedy and Harry Reid similarly engaged in partisan bad faith governing as it relates to judicial appointments, the timeline of escalations does not start in 2008.
The people took away Obama’s control of the legislature and denied Hillary the White House despite what Mitch did to Garland. That narrative is simply a matter of perspective.
The PEOPLE did no such thing, the STATES did. For the full Senate cycle of 2010, 2012 and 2014, Democrats had 99.9M votes vs 96.4M votes for Republicans.
Well OK, we're all saying that, but what the Democrats said uncountable times in 2016 is exactly what Senate Majority Leader McConnell is doing now. Filling an open seat. What you are angry about is he didn't do it when you wanted him to do it and now he's doing it when you don't want him to do it.
Yes, shitty policies and unreasonable and extreme legislation that is unpassable with this Senate and this President, but by golly they have them.
I send soccer bails sailing over the crossbar every weekend and lament every time that no one awards me 3 points. Both parties know how the gane works. The Democrats solidified their coalitions in population centers, the GOP played the whole field. Those coalitions are shifting once again.
Since we’re talking about norms and not laws, Ted Kennedy broke from Senate norms to further his own political ambitions and sink a SCOTUS nominee. Since you tend to be so focused on Reagan at times, you can thank Teddy for that as well.
So you admit that the people did not select republicans? Per your own words please start saying "the game selected a republican senate."
Reid pulled the nuclear option because Mitch was abusing the filibuster to extreme lengths.
So? You just said "and democrats don't?" And no. They didn't. The last time they tried was with a moderate. They totally should fight fire with fire, but didn't. Your claim is refuted.
Mitch decided to burn everything down when he stole Obama's pick in 2016. That's when the war was started.
Any legislation is unpassable in the Senate because Mitch in in charge.
Gosh i'm sorry Starbuck, you don't seem to understand that Republicans are always evil and wicked and Democrats are always pure and sweet and perfect. That even though Ted Kennedy /Joe Biden and other Democrats went far beyond the established norms to attack nominee Judge Bork that somehow and someway it's the Republicans fault for it. And when Reid exercised the nuke option for judicial nominees it was also the evil and wicked Republicans fault because Democrats are always honest and truthful and only want what's good for everyone and as "we" all know the Republicans are nasty and evil.
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