GET ME REWRITE: Mitch McConnell maintains stranglehold on title of "Most Amoral Member of Congress"
That was then NPR, 3/16/2016 McConnell's comments came after a pledge he made last month that the Senate would take no action on the nomination, setting the stage for a political fight. McConnell said Wednesday that the "the decision the Senate made weeks ago remains about a principle, not a person." "It seems clear President Obama made this nomination not, not with the intent of seeing the nominee confirmed, but in order to politicize it for purposes of the election," McConnell said. "I believe the overwhelming view of the Republican Conference in the Senate is that this nomination should not be filled, this vacancy should not be filled by this lame duck president," McConnell said. "The American people are perfectly capable of having their say on this issue, so let's give them a voice. Let's let the American people decide. This is now Real Clear Politics, 5/28/2019 "Oh, we'd fill it," McConnell responded. "Wha...