Excuse my bluntness, but this is utter bullshit. Some people (especially Republicans and cynics) say this sort of thing (they all do it, they are all the same, etc) all the time and there is no basis for it. This was utterly unique and broke the sanctity of the appointment process.
The Republicans in recent years have clearly demonstrated their complete disregard for institutional integrity and basic fairness (voter suppression anyone). I have no problem condemning Democrats when they behave dishonorably (I fought the Daley machine in Chicago for decades), but the behavior of the Republican Party in recent years is like nothing I have seen in my lifetime.
Republicans have decade long griefs with Democrats on the court confirmations. Each party does the takes it up a notch as payback and we get to where we are now. Democrats block a bush appointees, Republicans block more Obama appointments and Reid ends the filibuster on federal judiciary appointments. McConnell then applies it Supreme Court and Br thinks Democrats should pack the court. While the current Republican Party is a mess, Democrats will over reach and then when Republicans get back in power and then the pack the more because the Democrats did it.
Both parties have moved to their extremes, helped by rigging districts so that they are safe Republican and Democrat districts and now we can’t even pass a freaking budget anymore. Hopefully Biden can bring some sanity back to Washington and get the parties working to do something worth while for America or we are truly 100% f***** as a nation.
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