So Lindsey Graham is trying to block Merrick Garland's confirmation hearing to be Attorney General.

Where have we seen this movie before?

Let's talk about that.

Because putting an end to the bottomless pit of Republican obstruction like justice matters.

Hey all, Glenn Kirschner here.

So Lindsey Graham is refusing to schedule Merrick Garland's confirmation hearing to be Attorney

General in retaliation for the fact that Donald Trump was impeached for inciting an insurrection,

for inciting an attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Lindsey Graham is holding onto his last little bit of power and he's engaging in one last

Republican spasm of obstruction.

Here's how it's being reported out by the Hill.

Senator Lindsey Graham rejected a Democratic request on Monday to schedule a confirmation

hearing next week for Merrick Garland, President Biden's pick to be Attorney General.

Though Democrats have the Senate majority, Graham is still the Senate Judiciary Committee

chairman because the Chamber hasn't yet passed an organizing resolution for the 117th Congress.

That means the Senate panels are still operating under last year's setup in which Republicans

had the majority.

That's how Graham is stonewalling at the moment.

Graham's letter comes after Senator Dick Durbin, the incoming committee chairman, urged

him to schedule a hearing for February 8th, arguing that there was simply no justification

for not scheduling it and hinting that behind the scenes talks were at an impasse.

But Graham, in his own letter, said Garland should have a two-day hearing and pointed to

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