Functioning??? McConnell: 'Highly likely' Senate won’t appoint new judges for Obama

[babylonsister]

I loathe him!

June 04, 2015, 07:49 pm
McConnell: 'Highly likely' Senate won’t appoint new judges for Obama

By Mark Hensch


Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday he does not expect his chamber will appoint new circuit or Supreme Court justices for President Obama.

“So far, the only judges we’ve confirmed have been federal district judges that have been signed off on by Republican senators,” McConnell said on “The Hugh Hewitt Show.”

“And do you expect that that will continue to be the case for the balance of this session?” Hewitt asked.

“I think that’s highly likely, yeah,” McConnell responded.

McConnell also praised Senate lawmakers for their renewed discipline and bipartisan cooperation this year.

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“The Senate is up and running and certainly functioning again.”

The Kentucky lawmaker added that despite such progress, he could see future Congressional standoffs still taking place.

“It doesn’t mean we aren’t going to have great debates,” McConnell said.

“One of the biggest ones is going to be the issue you and I were discussing earlier – how much are we going to spend and where we’re going to spend it,” he added. “We think defense of the nation is job one.”

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[dhill926]

1. the High Priest of Assholery....

[enough]

2. GREAT point, babylonsister. (nt)

[tritsofme]

3. There comes a point in a lame duck president's term when I would find this sort of policy marginally

acceptable. But that would be more than a year from now, in the months leading up to the election. This sort of obstruction is ridiculous, unprecedented, and unfortunately highly expected.

[msongs]

4. he knows obama won't fight back so it's a no brainer policy for the repubs nt

[babylonsister]

5. How would he fight back, oh wise one?

Do tell, and please also inform me if he can sign an executive order to override their obstructionism.

Ah, but you always hit and run; I don't think I've ever seen you respond to anything.