When you go to all the trouble to have someone “taken out”, you damn well expect to name their replacement.
Article II says that the President may appoint judges to the SCOTUS with the "advice and consent" of two thirds of the Senate. The simple solution is for Mr. McConnell to take that job seriously. What do I mean???
What about that "ADVICE" part, Senator McConnell?
So, in case Senator McConnell doesn't understand that, here's how we do that job. Simply submit a list of nominees for which there will be no floor fight. I can think of two right off the top of my head: Miguel Estrada and Janice Rogers Brown. Let the Democrats refuse to nominate a hispanic and a black female, respectively.
This is kindergarten politics, which with Trump is about all Republicans are good for these days.