Neil Gorsuch

[*michaelsean*]

(03-24-2017, 10:41 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: Here's my thing, though. If they filibuster Gorsuch, they just get the bad image the GOP had for the last 8 years. I don't like him, but at least with him on the SC it's not a swing in ideology. The court remains the same for the time being. Don't like him? Don't vote for him, but let it come to a vote. He's going to be confirmed when the Republicans blow up the rule.

If they filibuster, they give the GOP to point the finger at them being petulant children. That's a news cycle or three where the attention is being taken away from the infighting in the GOP and the ineffective leadership in the White House. Politically speaking for the long term, it's better to let it come to a vote. It may give them some momentum in the Senate in the short term, but it won't last long.

Politically it seems they can't just pretend Merrick Garland didn't happen.  And thinking long term doesn't seem to be a trait shared by many up there on The Hill.