Breitbart: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is pushing for Judge Ray Kethledge to be President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court vacancy opened by the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, Breitbart News has learned.
McConnell has, in private conversations, said he is pushing Trump to pick Kethledge for the slot because he thinks Kethledge’s positions in contravention of the GOP base on certain issues like immigration would make him an easily-confirmed nominee in an election year.
“McConnell has said he does not want a SCOTUS battle in an election year,” one source briefed on McConnell’s comments to a variety of people around Washington, including at least one journalist whom the Senate Majority Leader spoke with off the record ahead of Monday’s announcement. “He thinks Kethledge would be easy to confirm because Kethledge is not a consistent conservative.” more here
Mother Theresa could be nominated to the SC and Dems would pitch a fit. what good is he if he cannot stomach a political battle?
Hey, Mitchie – How about a nice game of Glock Roulette?
McConnell makes me sick. Is there anything in the world more loathsome than a career politician?
The only thing that needs to be pushed is Mitch’s arse out the door.
You would think he has enough on his hands managing his familiy’s financial ties to china.
“…he thinks Kethledge’s positions in contravention of the GOP base on certain issues like immigration would make him an easily-confirmed nominee…”
that is why you vote against someone, not for them, idjit
someone needs to check the drinking water in DC or something
Well Mitch I guess you should have been pushing and completing Trump’s agenda to believe you should have a say in the pick.
If he approves then the name should be crossed off the list.
Trump needs to stick to his guns and appoint a constitutionalist to the bench (especially if they’re a woman). It would be an ugly fight in an election year but may not harm the GOP if the message is delivered correctly.
Going forward it’s likely Ginzberg would go before the end of his first term (either through retirement, infirmity or death) which gives him another one and should he win a second term he’ll probably get another one (Stephen Breyer, 80 now) and if he wanted to really return the court to what the founders meant it to be he could negotiate with Clarence Thomas about taking retirement in the 4th year of Trumps second term. Appoint a black constitutionalist judge of about 50 and for decades the court will protect the constitution and the country and Trump’s visage will get carved on Mount Rushmore.
I thought a turtle couldn’t live without it’s shell?!?!
The last time I voted for this cunt was the last time I voted for this cunt.
Treasonous cocksucker that he is.
No way should P.Trump put this guy on the SC.
Go read some of his rulings on “immigrants” he only calls them illegals in a footnote one time.
Mitch does not want to fight for P.Trumps pick he wants to take the easy way, what a wimp.
side note to mitch- if someone is in this country illegally, they are not an immigrant
Just a rule of thumb: If Mitch likes it, it’s anathematic to America.
He’s a gutless puke and the socialists are only ragging on him to throw America off the scent – he’s their “Ace in the Hole.”
izlamo delenda est …
Kethledge, like McCONnell, will become a long lived liability to the US.
Wrong choice for America.
Yeah…NO.
Mitch always seems to be on the wrong side, no matter what the issue. Past time for him to be gone.
I agree with CC and I think he sugar coated it just right.
Easy is not Trump’s way so get on board the Trump train you jellyfish.
UNIPARTY!
Don has not killed it; … yet!
Yeah, let’s make things easy for McConnell. It’s just a little thing the rest of us will have to live with for the next 40 or 50 years.
I this idiot screws up Trumps nominee, he should be put in prison and waterboarded