McConnell is a blow-hard, and is looking for a rally-point for the party. I&#x27;m sure he believes this is what Scalia would have wanted.<p>But the idea that the &quot;American People&quot; wouldn&#x27;t have a say with an Obama appointment is absurd. He was elected with a clear majority and Presidents are elected for four years, not four years minus whenever the next presidential race gets going.<p>I know you&#x27;ve expressed elsewhere (edit: in this thread) that Republicans have already made it clear that they won&#x27;t do an appointment this presidency (and you&#x27;re probably right that they&#x27;re trying to set themselves firm in this as quickly as possible), but I can&#x27;t imagine a scenario where Obama doesn&#x27;t put forth a nomination post-haste. I also cannot imagine 11 months of blocking a SCOTUS nomination and leaving the court with 8 members.