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Garlanded: Smart Republicans Need To Find Their Inner Brain

March 22, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has different ideas. (DonkeyHotey)

The Republican Senate’s submission to Mitch McConnell and the right-wing lobbies over the blocked Garland nomination is reason enough for voters to elect a Democratic majority, argues Martin Dyckman.

Master of Obstruction: Why McConnell Is Picking a Fight Over Scalia’s Replacement

February 21, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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It is less about blocking liberal policy goals than about boosting Republican chances. Remarkably, McConnell has chosen a path that would seem to reduce his party’s odds in November.

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