“”””The only props you can give Mr. Elaine Chao is that he wouldn’t bring Merrick Garland’s nomination forward/for a vote, citing the “Biden Rule.” That was not only political genius (though he probably did it hoping Kasich would be the next prez), but it saved us from 2+ years of disasterous SCOTUS rulings”””””
He did it for future pre-selected queen hillary. Remember that nobody in DC thought anyone had the slightest chance at winning against the uniparty selected candidate. The election was to be a mere formality.
McConnell is part of the DC Swamp problem, no doubt. Indeed, I STILL am not 100% sure why he put the kabosh on Garland...it certainly wasn't love of rules, it wasn't that he secretly hoped Trump would win, and maybe he really did want Hillary to win. Maybe Obama did something that REALLY got to him and he took this opportunity as payback.
RINOs don't like to appear partisan....they work for the Uniparty. That's why, for me, for McConnell take all that abuse in public (and probably in private) AND to go down in SCOTUS history as a figure with a cloud over his head over this nomination saga is VERY uncharacteristic.
Thus, I praise McConnell (R-Swamp) in this limited instance the same way McCain (R-Keating Five) is rightly trashed for his legislative service but is positively acknowledged for his war service.