Why did we not have out pitchforks when Garland was rebuffed?

[EffieBlack]

18. Because too many "Progressives" either thought this wasn't important or didn't like Garland

I remember it well.

Progressives - including many on this board - bitched and whined and moaned that Garland was too too conservative, too boring, too middle-of-the-road, too milquetoast, etc. and blasted President Obama for not selecting someone much more liberal.

And I distinctly remember Bernie supporters who kept railing about the "revolution" he was going to launch if elected being asked why he and they didn't start the revolution right then and join the fight to push for Garland's confirmation. Crickets.

Actually crickets would have been better than what we got - Bernie saying that, if he became president, he would withdraw Garland's nomination and nominate someone more to his liking. Yeah, that was really helpful, Senator. Thanks. ...

That's what we were dealing with at the time.

So, I don't have a lot of patience with the "Why didn't we do more then" question. I was part of the effort to fight for this confirmation and we desperately needed help from the troops and didn't get it - and it wasn't because no one knew what to do. They just refused to do it.