republicans vow honor memory recently-deceased racist hatemonger supreme court justice antonin scalia block nominees obama might put forward replace matter scalia would disagree intrusion politics judicial appointment process ted cruz promise filibuster nominee senate majority leader mitch mcconnell say use every tool disposal block nominations election hope republican office good luck guy .while republicans often invoke ronald reagan struggle excuse action similarly ignore former president opinion matter 1988 saint ronnie make clear urge senate confirm anthony m. kennedy quite agree childishly block nominations either year ahead go defensive shore problems answer critics move forward doubt look back 1988 year great accomplishment toward goals year judge anthony kennedy confirm supreme court bring full strength federal judiciary important make political football would hope american people expect judge kennedy confirmation senate get work act 27 judicial nominations leave limbo quite awhile now.that right republicans desperate deny obama judicial nomination will ignore tradition wish person supposedly honor destructive asinine action even word messiah.watch remark saint ronnie january 25 1985 state union address watch ronald reagan urge senate confirm justice kennedy election year 1/25/1988 pic.twitter.com/msawaymglr igorvolsky igorvolsky february 15 2016featured image via screengrab zombie reagan blast modern gop obstruct nominee video