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Any Republican senator serving in 2016 could have supported a hearing for Merrick Garland, and by doing so elevate country and Constitution above party.  Not one did.
Republicans like Sasse posture as reasonable, but their groveling nature is what made the GOP what it is
Media was so desperate to show that there were some reasonable republicans who would choose country over party, that they clung to Sasse because he made mild criticisms of Trump. He backed that criticism up with absolutely no action whatsoever. >

Yep. A mealy-mouthed Republican barely offering criticism is propped up as heroic by the media.