Few people are indifferent to the overturning of the Roe and Casey decisions legalizing abortion which was the outcome of the Dobbs decision released today. Whether you love or hate the decision, two men should get most of the credit or blame for it: former President Donald J. Trump and then Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Trump for appointing truly conservative justices, as he promised to do while campaigning. McConnell for shepherding (sherpa-ing?) the nominations through Senate approval. The current conservative majority in the Supreme Court is very much the result of their efforts.
What is truly ironic is that the two men don't much like each other. Trump is a CEO outsider who often finds government systems ridiculous and frustrating. McConnell is the consummate insider who knows how to make those arcane systems produce results.
