Modern irony: COVID-19 Forces Sen GOP To Chill On Judge Confirmations

[ffr]

As Congress is consumed by how best to confront and combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, Senate Republicans have been forced to toss their efforts — to confirm a string of conservative judges while Republicans still hold the majority in the upper chamber — to the backseat.

Dare I call this a temporary reprieve?

According to Politico, more than 36 nominations have been put on pause as senators grapple with how to conduct business from afar. - TPM

Stupid fucks! If you weren't such maniacal genocidal maniacs, maybe you wouldn't have jeopardized so many American lives and you could instead be stacking the courts with 36 more unqualified political hacks. How ironic, them shooting themselves in the foot.

[elleng]

1. shooting themselves in the foot.

[Wounded Bear]

2. They've already done a ton of damage...nt

[flor-de-jasmim]

3. Yeah, this ranks about the same as shooing away a gnat...