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Senior Writer @NRO. Reaganite, Catholic, Mets fan, ex-lawyer. Opinions 100% my own, but you can share them. Not the Cardinals broadcaster.

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    Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 28 Jun 2019

    Dan McLaughlin Retweeted Kyle Kondik

    Once you've decided to vote no, a hearing is pointless. Hearings are not for the nominee, they're for the Senators.https://twitter.com/kkondik/status/1144651071819800576 …

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    Kyle KondikVerified account @kkondik
    McConnell would’ve been on stronger ground if they had given Garland the courtesy of a hearing and a vote and then voted him down, which was perfectly within his right to do. Of course, a GOP Senate doesn’t *have* to confirm any D nominees for anything (and vice versa) https://twitter.com/StevenTDennis/status/1144323087321772033 …
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      2. Tom Nichols‏Verified account @RadioFreeTom 28 Jun 2019
        Replying to @baseballcrank

        By this reasoning, Dan, you could just whip votes on anything and skip all hearings. Come on.

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      3. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 28 Jun 2019
        Replying to @RadioFreeTom

        That would be fine with me. There are times when hearings are useful, but they are at all times solely for the benefit of the Senators - to learn things, to build or erode public support, to get people on the record. And most hearings are a waste of time.

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      2. Brian Rosenwald‏ @brianros1 28 Jun 2019
        Replying to @baseballcrank

        I made that point over & our again though. Give him a hearing and a vote. There was no way Dems had the votes to break cloture. None. And all the outrage & feeling that the seat was stolen would’ve dissipated.

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      3. Sean T at RCP‏Verified account @SeanTrende 28 Jun 2019
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        I think that is completely wrong.

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      1. Cam Yzerman‏ @CamYzerman 28 Jun 2019
        Replying to @baseballcrank

        While denying Garland hearings was not entirely selfless, it also spared him a brutal gauntlet that was certain to have no prize at the end. Besides, all the whining about hearings now would just be replaced by whining about "Filibuster! Give him an up-or-down vote!"

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      1. Richard Yeselson‏ @yeselson 28 Jun 2019
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        The fatuous appearance of it all is just what he wanted to avoid. The partisanship would have been too bald. Basically, Obama called Hatch’s bluff and nominated exactly who Harch suggested theee weeks earlier. And, of course, that was all bs and best not to expose that.

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