@Frank Apisa,
Frank, just now getting back here and saw your post.
You will note I wrote nothing about whether I believe the republicans should or should not have allowed the nomination to proceed, but since you mentioned it, here are my thoughts on that aspect.
I believe Trump should have nominated someone and that the nomination should have gone through the process in the senate. I also believe that once Obama made his nomination back in 2015 that it should have gone through the process in the senate. The republicans were wrong to table it.
Now, as to your assertion that democrats, in the exact same situation would not have nominated someone, I believe you are truly fooling yourself if you think they would not have done so and pushed it through. That is strictly my opinion, but politics being what it is, I have little doubt that would be the case. On that belief we may have to differ.
I do applaud your stance that the democrats would have your condemnation if they tried to to so. Hypocrisy has never seemed to be a fault of yours.
Hope I have at least cleared up my personal stance on this subject. Have a good day.