Is Mitch McConnell behind the push to nominate Raymond Kethledge to the Supreme Court?

  For days it has looked more and more like Raymond Kethledge is the front runner for the nomination to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. This is not a popular pick with conservatives for his wishy-washy stance on immigration, and his conservative credentials are in question, so why the push for his nomination?

  According to this story Mitch McConnell is behind the push for these very reasons. He does not want a “consistent conservative” because he does not want to fight for him in an election year and he thinks Raymond Kethledge can get the votes of some Democrats.  On top of that he is trying to urge the President away from solid conservative candidates, here is more:

Breitbart News has learned that, in private conversations with left-leaning reporters, McConnell is pushing the notion that Judge Raymond Kethledge will be unlikely to raise the ire of his Senate colleagues, potentially sparing him a confirmation battle in an election year.

“McConnell has said he does not want a SCOTUS battle in an election year,” a source familiar with McConnell’s off-the-record conversations with at least one journalist told Breitbart News. “He thinks Kethledge would be easy to confirm because Kethledge is not a consistent conservative.”

According to the New York Times, McConnell has made “multiple phone calls” to the president and White House Counsel Don McGhan urging them to nix conservatives like Judge Amy Barrett.

  For years conservatives have dreamed of gaining a solid majority on the Supreme Court and with the retirement of Anthony Kennedy it looked as if the chance was finally here and now we have Mitch McConnell willing to throw the chance away because he does not have what it takes to fight for what he tells us he believes in. He would rather replace Anthony Kennedy with a clone candidate rather than fight for a conservative candidate and this is what is wrong with the establishment Republicans.

  It is now being reported by The New York Times that Raymond Kethledge has been ruled out by the President for his stance on immigration and hopefully this is accurate and Mitch McConnell has not swayed the President into making a mistake for the sake of keeping the status quo. It is time for Mitch McConnell to put on his big boy pants and stand up and fight.

malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium