From Forward Kentucky: It's time to ditch McConnell the hypocrite
Berry Craig
By BERRY CRAIG
When Mitch McConnell spoke at a Paducah Chamber Commerce feed on Tuesday, somebody in the crowd asked him what Senate Republicans would do if a Supreme Court justice died in 2020, leaving an open seat.
“Oh, we’d fill it,” he replied with a grin. McConnell’s response triggered predictable laughter from the largely Republican-leaning audience.
McConnell’s retort is more proof–as if more proof were needed–that “principled politician” is the oxymoron of oxymorons when applied to the Senate majority leader.