.MaddowBlog: Sen. McConnell is now being even more explicit. Breyer can bury his head in the sand, but the more responsible course is to prioritize his legacy and our collective future.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sat down with Hugh Hewitt this morning and reflected on one of the Republican's favorite subjects: judicial nominees and moving the judiciary even further to the right.to the conservative host"the single most consequential thing" he did during his tenure as majority leader was imposing a blockade against then-President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee.
And since his scheme was successful, the Kentucky Republican would do it again if given the chance. When Hewitt asked this morning whether McConnell, leading a hypothetical GOP-led Senate in the next Congress, would confirm a possible Supreme Court nominee in 2024. The senator replied: How long a blockade would McConnell consider? When Hewitt broached the subject of a possible Supreme Court vacancy in 2023 -- the year before the national elections -- the Senate GOP leader added,"We'd have to wait and see what happens."
But today, let's skip those paragraphs and instead consider a different angle: those who need to know what McConnell said this morning.
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