Blocking Obama For Hate

SENATE MAJORITY LEADER Mitch Mcconnell, a republican, has made yet another statement which inspires one to question his cognitive capabilities. This latest episode involves him saying, essentially, that there aint no way in hell that President Obama would ever nominate a moderate to the Supreme Court. Bear in mind that several weeks ago, long before Mitch made his comment, Obama nominated Merrick Garland, that everybody scrutinized, "vetted" Mr. Garland ad nauseum, and all agree that the good judge is indeed a moderate, and always has been. Where has Mitch been, Mars? The truth, of course is far uglier; Mcconnell, like many republicans, hates President Obama so much that the very thought of giving him the slightest courtesy, let alone opportunity to perform his job, they find unacceptable. True hatred, pure and simple. Obama's great crime is that he is not a far right conservative, so he must be opposed at every opportunity, no matter how reasonable his projects. According to the republicans, Obama has in essence been President too long, and won't be president long enough, to be qualified to appoint a judge. Huh? They would rather wait for Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Trump, or Cruz to make the appointment. The repubs say that if Hillary or Bernie wins in November, they'll give Obama's man a chance, which only proves how nefarious their motives are. If they're not careful, the next president will be a more liberal model than Obama. It has been asserted that were the shoe on the other foot, the democrats would be doing the same thing; blocking a perfectly reasonable Supreme Court nominee through sheer spite, and pretending that the reason is a desire to give the American people a voice by waiting for the next presiednt to make the appointment. Maybe, but we'll never know, and we can hope for the best.