SCOTUS Appointment

[Belsnickel]

(03-16-2016, 03:07 PM)BengalHawk62 Wrote: From what I know so far, putting up a fight here would be just plain stupid. For one thing, it will obviously continue to make the GOP seem petty and obstructionist which will play right into the hands of HRC in the election. And secondly, the chances of HRC not being the next President are slim-to-none at this point and if the GOP blocks this guy, she will have the ability to say "well, you had your chance" when she nominates Karl Marx Barack Obama next year.

Fixed that for you.

In all seriousness, two-thirds of the public want the Senate to vote on a nominee, IIRC. The approval rating for everyone on the Hill is abysmal (collectively, individually they keep getting elected for reasons that escape me) and this will only make it worse. I think they are also going to shoot themselves in the foot for the 33 (or 34, whatever it is) seats that will be open this election in the Senate.