Preventing the Nuclear Option

This is fiction, but it is based on the real world. Starting today, I will try to post a shorter article once per day, rather than the weekly roundup.

President John McCain withdrew his nomination today for Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had threatened to use the "nuclear option" to end the use of a filibuster by Senate democrats, and rather than let that happen, President McCain withdrew the nomination.

It is unclear at this time whom President McCain will nominate to the bench, but he promises to choose a judge only moderately to the right of Judge Merrick Garland.