McConnell decries 'obstruction' on judicial nominees, irony weeps [View all]

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) spoke on the Senate floor yesterday afternoon about one of his favorite subjects: "obstruction in the judicial confirmation process."

At issue are the proceedings on the Senate floor about four district court nominees, each of whom will almost certainly be confirmed, but not at the speed McConnell and his Republican allies would prefer.

"[W]hy will their four nominations consume a week of the Senate's attention? Why do we need to file cloture on each, and then exhaust the full thirty hours of debate? Because Senate Democrats are choosing -- for partisan reasons -- to make these nominations take as long as possible.

"Their goal is to waste the Senate's time and prevent the president from promptly filling judicial vacancies. 2017 was an historic year of partisan obstruction by our Democratic colleagues. Even for uncontroversial judges who went on to unanimous or near-unanimous confirmation votes, my colleagues across the aisle used every possible procedural roadblock to delay and drag their heels. Now 2018 is starting off the same way."

The press statement from McConnell's office specifically denounced "needless Democrat [sic] obstruction."

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/mcconnell-decries-obstruction-judicial-nominees-irony-weeps/amp

How does it feel getting a taste of your own medicine, McTurtle?