10-15-2020, 03:28 PM
(10-15-2020, 03:20 PM)PhilHos Wrote: For what it's worth, I think the Republicans were wrong for not at least going forward with the hearings. Even if they ended up voting Nay and not approving his appointment would be preferable to just sticking their fingers in their ears and going, "Nananana I can't heeeeeeeeeeear you"
The problem is that, at the time, they would've had a hard time spinning that into a less partisan approach than what they did. Merrick Garland is a moderate with an impeccable resume. He was picked for the exact reason that Republicans would find it impossible to vote no on him. This is why McConnell stuck to the "no hearings" guns.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
