In what promises to be a long campaign, Senate Democrats have begun what's being called a shaming campaign against Senate Republicans' absolute refusal to consider a Supreme Court nominee from President Obama.
"We felt it was extremely important to make sure the American people understand that we have obstruction that is on steroids," said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday afternoon, joined by around a dozen other Democrats for 20 minutes of public GOP scolding in front of the high court.
"We want them to do their jobs," Reid continued. "That's all we ask." […]
Sen. Patrick Leahy, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, brandished a small copy of the Constitution as he declared, "They took a solemn, a solemn oath before God, to uphold the Constitution. They said, ‘In this case, we won't uphold the Constitution.'"
Hammering Republicans day in and day out for refusing to do their jobs is going to be the Democrats' new job—it's not like Mitch McConnell's Senate is going to be getting much done, anyway.