While Short criticizes Democrats' approach on nominees, two things immediately do come to mind: First, McConnell has focused on approving judges. That is his choice of what to bring to the floor.
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Second, people are leaving the administration under scandal — i.e., Price — or because they are fired — i.e., Tillerson — necessitating more time to be spent on confirming those top-line Cabinet posts.
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Third, in lot of instances, there still aren't nominees!
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Fourth, cable news — CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News — all eventually dropped the briefing from their live coverage until
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The irony
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Will someone explain to him that Republicans control the Senate?
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