Political Quotes

“tomorrow is the 100th day that there has been a vacancy in the Supreme Court. To his credit, President Obama didn't rush into nominating someone; he took his time and interviewed scores of candidates recommended to him by his staff and Senators and many people around the country. So 30 days after the vacancy appeared, President Obama came forward with Merrick Garland. If ever there were a consensus nominee, Merrick Garland is that. The head of the Judiciary Committee at the time, the senior Senator from Utah, said: He is a consensus nomination. Why doesn't the President do that? When the President does, he is suddenly not interested--``he,'' meaning the senior Senator from Utah. For 70 days Senate Republicans have refused to do anything to move along Merrick Garland's nomination. They will not look at Garland's questionnaire or study his record. They will not give him a hearing, and they are certainly not going to give him a vote. They are absolutely committed to blocking a vote on this good man. So that is 10 full weeks of Republicans running away from their constitutional duty to provide their advice and consent to President Obama's Supreme Court nomination. Given Senate Republicans' light work schedule, perhaps it is no surprise that they have not found time to schedule a hearing and a vote on Merrick Garland. They are never here. News outlets are already reporting how little time the Republican Senate will spend in session this year.…”