Oh, how the tables have turned.
The Democrats have been attacking Republicans for "obstructionism" since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia over the weekend. Even before a nominee has been named, they have been waging a war against Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans who say Scalia's replacement should be decided by the next president, and not President Obama.
Yesterday, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) ripped McConnell:
"When you go right off the bat and say, 'I don't care who [Obama] nominates, I am going to oppose him,' that's not going to fly," Schumer said on ABC's "This Week."
But back in 2007, when Justice Samuel Alito was facing confirmation, Schumer sang a different tune:
"How do we apply the lessons we learned from Roberts and Alito to be the next nominee, especially if—God forbid—there is another vacancy under this president? … [F]or the rest of this president’s term and if there is another Republican elected with the same selection criteria let me say this: We should reverse the presumption of confirmation. The Supreme Court is dangerously out of balance. We cannot afford to see Justice Stevens replaced by another Roberts, or Justice Ginsburg by another Alito. Given the track record of this president and the experience of obfuscation at the hearings—with respect to the Supreme Court, at least—I will recommend to my colleagues that we should not confirm a Supreme Court nominee except in extraordinary circumstances."
Watch the whole video here: