The concept of having consensus candidate for the GOP to vote for made no sense in the first place. The GOP and Mitch McConnell did not want any such replacement for the late Justice Antonin Scalia. They wanted another Scalia.
I think Merrick Garland was fine as a judge but he made an ineffective Attorney General.
why did Obama and Biden bother with Garland in the first place? what was their rationale?
Hoping McConnell would take the bait on a guy who didn't ruffle any feathers.
Yep. He was Obama's final attempt at "consensus" (that he should have known would never happen).
The concept of having consensus candidate for the GOP to vote for made no sense in the first place. The GOP and Mitch McConnell did not want any such replacement for the late Justice Antonin Scalia. They wanted another Scalia.
I think Merrick Garland was fine as a judge but he made an ineffective Attorney General.
It was worth a try. I don't blame Obama. I do blame Biden!