While making the rounds on cable news on Sunday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) dismissed the idea of a lame duck appointment of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court.
McConnell said on “Fox News Sunday” that a lame duck confirmation seemed unlikely.
“I cannot imagine that the Republican-majority Senate, even if it were soon to be a minority, would want to confirm a judge that would move the court dramatically to the left,” he said.
On ABC’s “This Week,” McConnell said the American people should choose the next president before the Senate confirms a Supreme Court nominee.
“The American people are in the middle of choosing who the next president is going to be. That next president ought to have this appointment,” he said.
When host George Stephanopoulos reminded McConnell that “the people” elected President Barack Obama, McConnell said the electorate was different in 2012.
“The last time the American people voted was in 2014 and they elected a Republican Senate,” McConnell said.
He also said “most of my members are comfortable” with waiting until the next president.
we must bow to our NRA and NFIB masters…
The only lame duck around here is YOU bud.
I wonder if that man can turn off at will his facility for pathological lying when he goes to spend time with his family, or whether he needs a three day intensive boot camp with a dominatrix first?
I find it really interesting that Yertle would prefer to potentially sacrifice his majority in the Senate just to appear to hold the line for the teabaggers. That SCOTUS is seen by the 'baggers as being more important to defend (social issues?) than the Senate is something I don’t quite understand from a tactical point of view but, oh well.
That’s actually a bit less adamant than I expected. The truth is McConnell can’t publicly entertain the idea that the GOP might not win the Presidency or retain the Senate next year without getting accused of being a Rino sellout intent on betraying the party. Therefore, McConnell can’t entertain the idea of confirming Garland in the post-election lame duck period either.
McConnell and the GOP Senate will change their tune pretty quick once they’re faced with another Democratic President and a Democratic Senate majority.