I remember so many times over the years piously saying how rat presidents’ are entitled to have their nominees confirmed, while, when the shoe is on the other foot, the rats routinely result to every low trick, lie, and baseless character assassination to prevent GOP nominees from being confirmed
I always heard it's because the GOP has reverence for the office of POTUS, regardless of party.
That is NOT true of the dems by any stretch of the imagination.
Look how the GOP rolled over for KJB vs the dems going after Bork for example.
And KJB was in no way qualified for SCOTUS.
Bork definitely was.
Even if the dems didn't "like" his politics, he was a good candidate.