'Double Standards-R-Us': NYT editorial board's take on what Senate has 'every right' to do has evolved

Hey @andyrNYT – any comment? https://t.co/qbtqwB7OAg

— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) February 17, 2016

The New York Times editorial board recently criticized any Republican effort to delay voting Obama’s eventual SCOTUS nominee:

A delay in the nomination process until President Obama leaves office would not serve the cause of justice. https://t.co/otFD3y35Lf

— Stephen C. Rose (@stephencrose) February 15, 2016

As National Review’s Jim Geraghty found, the NYT editorial board wasn’t always that resolute:

NY Times Editorial Board, 1987: Party That Controls Senate Has ‘Every Right to Resist’https://t.co/ivpniD4A93 pic.twitter.com/G6dB7cj6IH

— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) February 17, 2016

Of course!

Amazing how opinions on this matter do a complete 180 depending on who's in the White House and who controls the Senate. @jimgeraghty

— Daniel (@ddwalk34) February 17, 2016

Odd, isn’t it?

@jimgeraghty @benshapiro Don't do as I do ..do as I say

— SoccerLimey (@SoccerLimey) February 17, 2016

@jimgeraghty @benshapiro Democrat truism, Double-Standards-R-Us.

— snapbrim (@handcrank) February 17, 2016

https://twitter.com/ClarkHat/status/699980715841167360

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