Prediction: Merrick Garland will be confirmed to the SCOTUS — eventually

Hotair ^ | 03/16/2016 | AllahPundit

[NFHale]

He’s a gun grabber.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/16/merrick-garland-has-very-liberal-view-gun-rights/

[GraceG]

the little weasels in congress will confirm him after the elcetion but before the next inaguration...

[AU72]

Majority to confirm, I believe 60 to bring a vote to the floor.

[montanajoe]

This guy may very well be the best the GOP is going to get.

The GOP has 24 of the 36 Senate seats up for election in 2016. The Dims only need to win 4 for a tie and 5 to take control of the Senate. Something like 8 of those seats are in states that voted for Obama both times. From now to the election the Dims are going to hammer the do nothing GOP Senate that wont even take up the nominee that just last week the Judiciary Committee's Orin Hatch praised.

It might play well on FR and in solid Red states to delay delay delay but in those other 8 states not so much. On Nov 9th Chuckie Schumer could very well wake up as the next majority and Pat Leahy as Chairman of the Judiciary committee.

At that point the GOP will be desperate to push this guy through and the Dims in the Senate will stop them so that they can assure Scalia’s replacement will be much more liberal than this guy no matter who is elected president.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

Hillary will lose.

She’s about as likeable as a cornered rattlesnake.

[dfwgator]

[tumblindice]

Tell Obama and his boy to go pound sand.

[Larry Lucido]

I wouldn’t know. It’s hard for me to take seriously a blogger who calls himself that. Or any blogger for that matter.

[pgkdan]

I have absolutely no confidence in the Senate’s pledge to not hold hearings. I fully expect that they will not only hold hearing but that they will approve the nomination.

[Safetgiver]

If, on the other hand, McConnell stands firm,.....Thank you. I needed a laugh today.

[Carl Vehse]

The GOPe . PROMISED they would wait till after the elections.

A Senate vote for Garland is a vote against the Constitution of the United States and a vote to give aid and comfort to the enemy.

[Fhios]

Let’s see. McCain, Hatch, Graham ... right off the top of my head.

[Kickass Conservative]

BIDEN RULE, BIDEN RULE, BIDEN RULE.

Say it loud, say it proud.

[Stentor]

If they confirm this anti-Constitutional rat, I’ll vote straight Democrat until I die or the Republic collapses.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

If angry GOPers decide to “punish” McConnell by going to the polls for Trump in November, so much the better for the party.

And when angry voters decide to evaporate the House and Senate GOP majorities? Conservative voters are fed up and will expect the GOP to stand firm against not only Obama's nominee, but any potential Hillary nominee who is not acceptable.

[exit82]

Ayotte, Collins.

[Major Matt Mason]

This seems pretty simple - Garland is weak on the 2nd amendment, so you deny him. That will go for any nominee that Obama sends to the Senate. The Left has all kinds of litmus tests, so nothing wrong with the GOP standing up for the Constitution.

[ryan71]

He’ll get in. Where can I put money on it?

[traderrob6]

60

[mindburglar]

Maybe they should just ignore the idiot and stick to their promise.

Wouldn’t be hard to do and would be great theater. Just let him throw a tantrum and ignore him.