It’s actually not totally bad. Garland will never be confirmed leaving a vacancy. The next acceptable appointee could be confirmed by going nuclear.
“It’s actually not totally bad. Garland will never be confirmed”
I am surprised it took over 50 posts for someone to post this. O’Conner’s retirement became effective once a replacement was approved. I doubt whether Ginsburg would have an option to retire until there was an acceptable (to her) replacement.
Not sure I can trust 50 of 52 Republicans to vote down Garland.