Barring a miracle or a disaster, President Trump's nominees are going to be confirmed. There's essentially nothing the Democrats can do to stop it. So, when Chuck Schumer admits that "in all probability" Mike Pompeo will become the next CIA director, he's really soft-selling the situation.
Still, Chuck is Chuck. If he can make things more difficult for the new administration - even the slightest bit - he's going to do it. It's pointless, vain, and doomed to fail, but that's the plan. ...And, lo and behold, Meet the Press host Chuck Todd has noticed.
Watch as Chuck Todd pounds Schumer's "petty delay tactics," while simultaneously missing the point completely:
