Barney Frank schools GOP consultant after he admits high court hold-up is about party unity

A Republican consultant stepped in it Friday night on HBO’s Real Time after he candidly admitted that the GOP’s hold-up on hearings to replace a Supreme Court justice was more about maintaining “the Republican coalition” than sound governance:


“Mitch McConnell knows one thing very clearly,” he explained. “If they allow an Obama justice to go forward at this point it will blow a gigantic hole in the Republican coalition like we have never seen before. They have drawn a bright line, they have sworn this is a line they’re not going to cross –”

After Wilson was briefly interrupted by host Maher, Wilson admitted, “I’m a shameless political guy,” only to have Maher shoot back, “But aren’t you an American first?”

Then it was Barney Frank’s time.

“I spent 40 years as an elected official. I ran for office 20 times,” Frank began. “I understand the role of politics, but I am disappointed, Rick. The explicit elevation of the need of keeping your coalition together over the functioning of the federal government is awful.”

“Yes, it’s in the Constitution that Obama gets to make an appointment,” he continued. “And what McConnell is putting forward is a nonsense theory, namely that it’s only a 3-year term.”

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