Actually that is exactly the fourth and latest excuse Lisa sent me as to why she was opposed to giving Merrick Garland the traditional hearings and votes for SCOTUS. She said that as Chair of a Committee she had to respect Chairman Grassley's obstructionist refusal to hold Judiciary hearings. Right? Doesn't matter if the Chairman is working contrary to historic Congressional norms in her eyes, all that matters is that he is a Chairman. Sort of like how she supports the ludicrously unqualified Trump simply because he is the Republican nominee. Party over country over and over again for Murkowski.