Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Chaos in the WH and an overdue focus on Mitch McConnell
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Politico: McConnell aims to reshape courts in case Senate flips The Kentucky Republican is prioritizing confirmation of conservative judges in what may be his final months as majority leader. Mitch McConnell is making a last dash to stock the judiciary wiAbbreviated Pundit Round-up: Chaos in the WH and an overdue focus on Mitch McConnell
Politico: McConnell aims to reshape courts in case Senate flips The Kentucky Republican is prioritizing confirmation of conservative judges in what may be his final months as majority leader. Mitch McConnell is making a last dash to stock the judiciary with conservatives this year as a hedge against the chance that Republicans lose the Senate in November. The GOP may have only a few more months of unified control of Washington to repeal Obamacare or enact President Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan. But the Senate majority leader is taking a longer view — and confirming as many conservative judges as possible to lifetime appointments. The move will show conservative voters that the Senate can still get things done even if Republicans lose the House and is part of McConnell’s years-long plan to reshape the courts after the presidency of Barack Obama shifted them to the left Does Mitch know more than he’s letting on? Oh, and for those of you who don’t vote, this is what happens when you don’t. Don’t make that mistake in November. xBTW the best thing about the new GOP obsession with the FBI's supposed strong liberal bias is it informs how seriously one should take the GOP obsession with the media's supposed strong liberal bias.— Jonathan Bernstein (@jbview) April 20, 2018 Read more