Quote Originally Posted by jslo View Post
I'm in favor of accepting Obama's nomination, delaying the hearings and then Borking him or her. Could easily stretch this out without the perception of blatant obstructionalism.
Exactly. There are many tools in the toolbox which do not have such negative PR consequences. However these require ensuring that Republicans are all on the same page and will not cross the aisle "to be nice" or something stupid like that.