McConnell is unpleasant, but I find it weird that people call him a hypocrite for “shamelessly” flip-flopping on nomination principles. He sees himself as a general leading a legislative war in the battlefield of the senate, not as a collegial member of an institution at piece.
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Cf: this sort of silliness. There aren’t even any electorally useful rhetorical points to be gained with this sort of futile moral posturing.
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Typo: “peace”, not “piece” in OT. 😬
Though “in pieces” would work. 😂
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Like it would be honorable for a general to have troops lay down arms and toss flowers at the enemy 🙄
“...I argued that if she died, McConnell should do the consistent and honorable thing — and refuse to act on Trump’s nominee as a way to right the grievous wrong he did in 2016
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This is correct
But they are also correct because they aren’t trying to convince him. But win a social capital war with others who want to position this as ethically justified move
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If the game has multiple rounds and power shifts, his strategy is destructive to the playing field.
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McConnell critics are misguided because he hasn't even tried to play it coy.
Similarly criticizing Schumer is odd because what can he do? He doesn't have the votes.
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McConnell’s position is deeply hypocritical and for raw partisan advantage. However complaints from the liberal “pack the Court” faction on Twitter are laughable as they would do exactly the same and more in his position. And have been advocating to do it for years
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No he doesn't: this is a terrible take.
McConnell is not a general, he's a Commander
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