Yes, McConnell Paved the Road to Hell

McConnell's legacy?

On top of killing off Affirmative Action and some other nefarious moves, when Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked Obama's appointment of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, in 2016, McConnell set the bar for dirty tricks by giving us three justices from Trump, instead of just two. 

Executing that unprecedented move McConnell willfully prevented Garland from even getting a hearing, much less a confirmation vote.

Looking back on it, that episode did much to poison the ability of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate to collaborate on finding solutions since then.

Moreover, with the Supreme Court's stunning announcement that it now plans to hear oral arguments on Trump's absurd immunity appeal case, during the week of April 22nd, the Court has captured the spotlight. Naturally, with that somewhat unexpected gut punch, I have to wonder what manner of skullduggery is still brewing.  

Of course, Trumplicans must be delighted with today's decision by the Supremes to help delay what is widely seen as the wannabe dictator's most important trial. Tonight, those who fear the wrath of Trump are feeling that fear intensify. 

And, McConnell's prominent role in the scary scheme to grab power we're living through stands out ... he paved the road to hell.

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