For the most callous, disrespectful, and dismissive performance of the year by a Republican asshole, I nominate
Sen. John Cornyn.
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) warned Wednesday that the Senate could bypass a sex trafficking bill that's been entwined with Lynch's nomination in order to deal with Iran review legislation that unanimously cleared the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday.
In other words, Lynch, who's already been on hold for five months, may have to hold out weeks longer.
"Iran is a special case. So I’m not suggesting we hold up Iran for this," Cornyn told reporters. "But I am suggesting we come back to it after Iran, particularly if [Democrats] want to release Eric Holder so they can let him make a lot of money in the private sector."
Yes, more delays for Lynch, for absolutely no reason. But the dripping contempt, the disrespect of a sitting cabinet member and a future one, the sheer nastiness on top of all the obstruction is galling. As Jeffrey Toobin
writes, this isn't about substance. It's about Cornyn's co-leader Mitch McConnell and his "determination to humiliate the President and his nominees seemingly just because he can."
With just two years left of President Obama's term to go, we clearly haven't seen just how low Republicans are willing to go.