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Yes, this.

McConnell has had a few good moments, not many.

In 2016, Mister Obama nominated Merrick Garland to succeed Justice Scalia (who died while a member of the court) to be an associate justice. McConnell declined to hold hearings and held on until the senate term ended, thus giving Trump the ability to nom. Important, as we have since witnessed the obedient partisanship of one Mister Garland as AG.

That said, McConnell has mostly distinguished himself as a generally a squish, the very opposite of a brave and strong senate leader.

Something we should have seen coming as the way in which he flim-flammed his way out of military service during the Vietnam war. Nicely, and forever illustrates his lack of character and absence of any sense of duty.

Blocking Merrick Garland: “Mr. President, you will not make this appointment” was a big one...there were numerous 5-4 decisions in the next SCOTUS term that would have gone the other way on big issues but for Gorsuch being there and not Garland. Baiting the Senate Democrats to filibuster Gorsuch was another to allow the Senate to go nuclear...then they did not have the option in more tense political times later when Kavanaugh and Barrett were appointed and the nuclear option would have been more difficult to push through. And breaking records of judges being seated under Trump as well. The tax reform bill, repealing the individual mandate, congressional review acts to repeal Obama admin rules, etc. What I find interesting is that during the times of McConnell’s best moments where I noted they were his best moments - and I am presently attacked for those things I said back them - those presently attacking me are *themselves* present on these threads complementing McConnell during those times.

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