Mitch McConnell promises to give Supreme Court nominee a fair shake:

[Contrary1]

:sarcasm:

McConnell: "Americans can expect Senate Republicans to make a sustained and vigorous case for judicial restraint and the fundamental importance of an evenhanded reading of the law."

Sen. Patrick Leahy, appealed for civility. "I hope that senators on both sides of the aisle will make this process a thoughtful and civil discourse."

Good luck with that, Sen. Leahy

[MineralMan]

1. Smarmy little dweeb...

[bluethruandthru]

2. Yeah, right.."Americans" expect the repubs to block

ANYONE who's not a white, male conservative nutjob.

[DJ13]

3. I always worry when a Republicans talks about a fair shake

Sounds like another public bathroom episode.

[foxfeet]

4. Yeah, like Shaken Baby Syndrome.

Asshole.

[frazzled]

5. Said the spider to the fly /nt

[11 Bravo]

6. Like the "judicial restraint" exhibited by Roberts and Alito?

[madamesilverspurs]

7. And did McConnell give

the GOP Salute when he said it?

[era veteran]

8. Mitchie sucks

Literally and figuratively. Thanks for not spending money in KY DNC. We could have gotten rid of both these POS Senators.

[EnlightenedOne]

9. McConnel stole the election in Ky

everyone who voted a straight Dem ticket - their vote did not count. You know - just some kind of weird electronic voting thing that happened, accidentally, of course.

[Zambero]

10. Lincoln Chafee?

The pundits are already speculating as to whether Obama will select a bona fide "leftie" or a more "moderate" nominee. I'm just wondering how GOP Senators would react if one of their own alumni (albeit far to their left) was nominated, say Lincoln Chafee. He certainly has the credentials and demeanor for the job. And Republicans would have to think twice before branding him as a "judicial activist" of "far-left idealogue" or worse.