Posted on 03/21/2016 9:01:07 AM PDT by Kaslin
In 2005, Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) spoke on the Senate floor and insisted he and his colleagues had no constitutional duty to approve President George W. Bushs Supreme Court nominee. Fast forward to 2016, hes changing his tune. In a Washington Post article, Reid writes, The Senates constitutional duty to give a fair and timely hearing and a floor vote to the presidents Supreme Court nominees has remained inviolable.
Meet the Press host Chuck Todd felt compelled to point out the senator's hypocrisy on Sunday:
Meet The Press confronts Harry Reid with past hypocritical postures on Supreme Court nominations
I guess Im confused. Which is it? What has changed from 2005, when you said there was nothing in the Constitution that said a vote, to 2016?
p>Reid mumbled something about his career-long goal of ridding Congress of obstructionism.
Then Todd asked an even more direct and obvious question: But I guess Im going back to, what has changed other than the political party affiliation of the White House?
Its also worth noting that in this interview Reid insists there is no Biden Rule.
Leigh was on Capitol Hill this week and asked Reid about the Biden Rule, which refers to comments Vice President Joe Biden made during his time as a senator, claiming that no Supreme Court nominee should be approved in the final year of a presidential term. Here was their exchange, in which Reid clearly says he wishes the Republicans would follow it.
BREAKING: Harry Reid Supports "Biden Rule"
BREAKING: Harry Reid Supports "Biden Rule"
Cake............eating it too.............
No surprise there.
Better had there been no Reid!
Bump!
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