[Hoot Gibson]

There is no Constitutional duty to consent to any nominee for the Supreme Court. The Senate may get weak in the knees and cave, but for now it is advising Obama that it will not be consenting to any nominee until after the election.

A few years ago, Schumer was advocating blocking any Bush appointment to the SC 18 months before the end of his term. Now Schumer is lecturing the Republicans on their Constitutional "duty" to confirm an Obama nominee to the Court.