Will “Lucy” McConnell Pull The Football Away Again, Charlie Brown?
ARRA News Service Editor: Yesterday, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after meeting with Supreme Court nominee Judge Merrick Garland:
“Americans deserve a voice on the future direction of the Supreme Court. I strongly disagree with President Obama's contention that the Senate must rubber-stamp his nominee in the final year of his presidency. However, I believe we can disagree without being disagreeable, which is why I accepted the request of the White House to meet with Judge Garland.
During our meeting I conveyed to Judge Garland my position, which is that the next president should fill the vacancy. My position is firm. That means I will not advocate for hearings or a vote, nor will I support filling the vacancy with President Obama's pick after the election.” --------------
by Tom Balek, Contributing Author: For the first time in a long while, Republican senators are actually sticking to the conservative game plan, holding the line on confirmation hearings for President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, until after the election.
This week two Republican senators, Susan Collins (R-ME) and John Boozman (R-AR) attended what the White House called “courtesy visits” with Judge Garland. Four more are pending. But Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell insists that his players will not jump offside this time.
Despite White House cries of foul play, the freeze-out of the president’s nominee doesn’t seem to be gaining any yardage with the press or the public, providing a jolt of testosterone for McConnell’s usually-timid team.
Republican legislators have repeatedly folded to their outnumbered Democrat opponents on popular conservative issues like budget restraint, defunding Planned Parenthood, and stopping Iran’s nuke program. Even a chip shot like dropping the corrupt and obsolete Import-Export Bank was out of their reach. Conservative voters have had enough, and the ascent of outsiders Ted Cruz and Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential roster drives that message home to McConnell and friends.
Still, it’s hard to not feel a little bit like Charlie Brown running up to kick the football. Will “Lucy” McConnell pull it away at the last second like she always has before?
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Tom Balek is a fellow conservative activist, blogger, musician and contributes to the ARRA News Service. Tom resides in South Carolina and seeks to educate those too busy with their work and families to notice how close to the precipice our economy has come. He blogs at Rockin' On the Right Side
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During our meeting I conveyed to Judge Garland my position, which is that the next president should fill the vacancy. My position is firm. That means I will not advocate for hearings or a vote, nor will I support filling the vacancy with President Obama's pick after the election.”
This week two Republican senators, Susan Collins (R-ME) and John Boozman (R-AR) attended what the White House called “courtesy visits” with Judge Garland. Four more are pending. But Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell insists that his players will not jump offside this time.
Despite White House cries of foul play, the freeze-out of the president’s nominee doesn’t seem to be gaining any yardage with the press or the public, providing a jolt of testosterone for McConnell’s usually-timid team.
Republican legislators have repeatedly folded to their outnumbered Democrat opponents on popular conservative issues like budget restraint, defunding Planned Parenthood, and stopping Iran’s nuke program. Even a chip shot like dropping the corrupt and obsolete Import-Export Bank was out of their reach. Conservative voters have had enough, and the ascent of outsiders Ted Cruz and Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential roster drives that message home to McConnell and friends.
Still, it’s hard to not feel a little bit like Charlie Brown running up to kick the football. Will “Lucy” McConnell pull it away at the last second like she always has before?
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Tom Balek is a fellow conservative activist, blogger, musician and contributes to the ARRA News Service. Tom resides in South Carolina and seeks to educate those too busy with their work and families to notice how close to the precipice our economy has come. He blogs at Rockin' On the Right Side
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