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The president's nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court raises all sorts of issues, says NCR political columnist Michael Sean Winters.
"The decision to move forward with hearings and a vote, though undoubtedly within the constitutional prerogative of the president and Senate, reeks of hypocrisy so clearly, even I was taken aback," he writes.
The Republicans have the votes and there will be no stopping this nomination. Therefore, the Democrats should think long and hard about how they seek to obstruct it.
"They have a knack for shooting themselves in the foot, mistaking the mindset of their woke advisers and Twitter followers for the views of the American people," Winters says. "... Barrett's religion is already playing a central role in the debate about her nomination. While I am sympathetic to some of the concerns raised at Politico by theologian Massimo Faggioli about Barrett's involvement with the charismatic group People of Praise, Senate Democrats should be careful."
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