How will the Merrick Garland nomination end?

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9. I think Obama should pull his nomination now. He should not wait.

Merrick Garland is perfectly qualified to sit on the Supreme Court. He should have been confirmed months ago, not long after he was nominated. Now that this nomination process has been so politicized...

Well, let's be clear. Merrick Garland is not a liberal. He is center-right at best. The nomination of Garland was a compromise on Obama's part, an olive branch to the Republican-controlled Senate. They spat on that compromise and threw their lot in with Trump. They hoped Trump would win and they could appoint someone like Scalia. Why should we reward them with this compromise?

It is my belief they will move to confirm Garland as soon as the election ends because they know it is the best they are going to get from a Democratic President. My feeling is that Obama should take that off the table. He should take Garland out of the running, and let Hillary make an actual liberal appointment--someone who is relatively young. The Republicans should pay the price for this bullshit. They could have had a compromise; they spat on that compromise, and so now they should get nothing.

Letting the Republicans confirm Garland in the lame duck session is a mistake, and it is something they do not deserve. It only rewards them for their bad behavior.