It's Wednesday, April 6, and day 53 since Mitch McConnell laid down his Supreme Court blockade: no meetings, no hearings, no votes. There have actually been a few meetings between Republican senators and President Obama's nominee, Merrick Garland, so the blockade has been slightly breached, but the majority of Republicans are still firmly determined to not do their job.
So what are they spending their time on besides not filling a critical vacancy on the nation's highest court? Believe or not, they actually had a vote on a real thing today. Granted, it was a procedural vote and not the actual thing. They wrapped up that by noon, and then proceeded to do, well, not much.
Meanwhile, Republican Whip John Cornyn, McConnell's deputy, talked with reporters after leadership meetings.
Irony truly is dead, at least among Republicans.