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In reply to the discussion: Eleanor Clift: Will Obama Ever 'Fess Up to His Merrick Garland Mess? [View all]Bettie
(16,107 posts)was made up of people who have human decency and a sense of fairness like he does. It is hard to be a person of decency and integrity dealing with people who have neither.
Even if the vacancy had occurred a year earlier, they'd have found some bullshit reason not to fill the seat. In fact, I'll be surprised if any Democratic president ever gets a pick again, since their side always seems to find some procedural way to bring things to a grinding halt even when they aren't in the majority.
In any case, blaming President Obama isn't helpful in any way at this point and quibbling about the relative merits of a nominee who would never have even got even a pretense of consideration from McTurtle and his minions is just a distraction at this point.