Hi, DO!
McConnell is no dummy. He kept the SC nomination open as a sop to the base, as we were approaching the 2016 elections.
It was not a profile in courage, as there had been the Biden precedent set years before.
The GOP was in charge of both houses since Jan. 2015, and we got nothing.
It remains unclear whether Yertle will actually do anything.
His personal view is there should be no blue slips, and he could end the practice with one vote on the issue.
But Mitch will not do that, as he cannot control his majority, unlike Harry Reid, who used to produce lockstep voting on every issue with his Dem Senators.
Tis a shame, but we are stuck with this guy at this critical point in history.
I have no illusions that he will lead on anything.
The only one in DC I still have faith in, is Trump.
Can’t argue with any of that.
My only quibble is that we wouldn’t have gotten Goresuch without him.
Believe me, my view of him and Ryan are about as low as it could possibly be.
I’m certainly not trying to rehab his image based on one issue. I still try to give credit where credit should be on an issue.
You make very good points there though.