Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, speaking last night before the House Freedom Caucus:
"There's not a snowball's chance in hell that [a dutiful confirmation or even a hearing is] gonna happen."
President Obama, writing today for SCOTUSblog:
"The Constitution vests in the President the power to appoint judges to the Supreme Court. It’s a duty that I take seriously."
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This will probably do it for me today. There's a blizzard here that is knocking out communications one by one. See you in the morning -- maybe.