With the “nuclear option” looming to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch, to the Supreme Court, Sen. Chuck Schumer voiced his last-minute opposition:
Past few wks, we Dems have given Judge Gorsuch a fair process – something Merrick Garland was denied. We came to the debate w/ open minds.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) April 6, 2017
But over the course of the hearing, in which Judge Gorsuch employed practiced evasions & judicial platitudes, the mood of our caucus shifted
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) April 6, 2017
Judge Gorsuch has shown he's far from being the kind of mainstream SCOTUS nominee that could earn 60 votes.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) April 6, 2017
Wait, WHAT?
"We came to the debate with open minds"
??????
Is Old Lady Schumer drunk again?? https://t.co/lO5aatTrVB— Liz Mac (@TheLizMac) April 6, 2017
Most Senate Dems came to the Gorsuch debate with “open minds”? Let’s fact check that:
Schumer: My colleagues came into this with an open mind about confirming Gorsuch. pic.twitter.com/x2ZVw4M59d
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) April 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/NightBird1965g/status/850002661088821248
Basically it all boils down to this:
https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/850000041326460930