McConnell's most astounding, hypocritical statement ever...

[forgotmylogin]

"They [Democrats] did everything they could to prevent the Senate from providing a better way forward, including such things as reading amendments for endless amounts of time. Such things as holding up nominations for key positions in the Administration because they were unhappy."

Flashback to the last year of Obama's term:

Washington (CNN)In an unprecedented move, Senate Republicans vowed to deny holding confirmation hearings for President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee -- even promising to deny meeting privately with whomever the President picks.

(LA Times) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, doubling down on his opposition to President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, said Sunday that there’s no way the Republican-controlled Senate will hold a confirmation vote — not even after the November election.

(Politico) McConnell throws down the gauntlet: No Scalia replacement under Obama
The Senate majority leader's challenge to the president's nominating authority appears to be unprecedented.

“The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president,” McConnell said...

"We've never had vacancy and nomination [for] a year that didn't get voted on," Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said in an interview on Saturday night. "Obama's been elected twice, you have to assume if Mitt Romney had been elected he'd be making this nomination."
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"We are in the election year. It will occur this November. The vacancy occurred this election year. That's what we're talking about. Thanks everybody," McConnell said as he walked back to this office.

(NPR) McConnell: Blocking Supreme Court Nomination 'About A Principle, Not A Person'

"It seems clear President Obama made this nomination not, not with the intent of seeing the nominee confirmed, but in order to politicize it for purposes of the election," McConnell said.

"I believe the overwhelming view of the Republican Conference in the Senate is that this nomination should not be filled, this vacancy should not be filled by this lame duck president," McConnell said.

[CrispyQ]

1. I loathe McConnell more than any other republican.

If they take down the Con but leave McConnell in place we will still be fucked.

[Cracklin Charlie]

2. That bit was like a Twilight zone episode.

I was agape at the hypocrisy.

But, I learned something new...I never knew a turtle could cry.

[Dave Starsky]

3. I know. That was weird.

Someone needs to give him a fresh piece of lettuce and change the water in his terrarium. He'll feel better.

[leftstreet]

4. McConnell's snowflakey version of autofellatio n/t

[BSdetect]

5. what a cur he is.

[VermontKevin]

6. He isn't dead yet. So there is probably more hypocrisy to come.