[Verginius Rufus]

Schumer is pretending that he will be able to prevent Gorsuch from being confirmed, and demanding that the Republicans then consult with the Democrats on who will get nominated instead--as if any Democrat President ever asked the advice of the Republicans before picking someone.

The Democrats openly said in the final years of the last two Republican Presidents that they should not be allowed to fill any vacancies on the Court...but now pretend that Scalia's seat was stolen from Obama because McConnell would not allow a vote last year. They are counting on most people not remembering the past. Garland would have represented a significant shift to the left (5 hard-line leftists on the Court) whereas Gorsuch is merely preserving the previous balance (and perhaps not as firmly as Scalia would have).

[jazusamo]

Yes, Chuckie knows he’s fighting a losing battle on this and Gorsuch will be confirmed but he can’t resist catering to the liberals because he’s getting a lot of time in front of the cameras.

[marktwain]

You are correct. Democrats have gotten away with this sort of “Heads we win, tails you lose” rules for 60 years.