The liberal media has been complaining nonstop about conservatives now that they are in power in all three branches of the government.

In yet another example of this trend, CBS's 60 Minutes Overtime published a diatribe on Sunday on how Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) "engineered" the Supreme Court's conservative majority while he was the Republican leader in the Senate for more than a decade. 

Most of it was a rehash of how McConnell, who just stepped down as leader in the Senate, first refused to vote on Merrick Garland during Obama's last year in office, then did hold a vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett just weeks before the 2020 Presidential election after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died.

The whole thing was generally looked at as hypocrisy and cheating by the left, even though Republicans explained that McConnell did not break any rules by doing what he did either time.

"Lasting impact"

According to CBS, "McConnell justified his actions" with Garland by citing a speech by then-Senator Joe Biden in which he said no justices should be appointed in an election year.

When it came to Barrett's confirmation, he changed his tune a little by saying that it was okay because Republicans were in power both times.

During a recent interview with Leslie Stahl, McConnell said that his confirmation of federal judges and Supreme Court justices was a way to make a lasting impact on the government.

"It's a lifetime appointment," McConnell said. "The normal legislative activities we involve in, they take over, taxes go up. We take over, taxes go down. In other words, it's very hard to get any kind of lasting impact. I felt that the way to get lasting impact is to put the right kind of men and women on the courts who hopefully will be there for a while."

"Nothing unconstitutional"

He explained his reasoning on the Supreme Court confirmations as well.

"There's nothing unconstitutional about it. It doesn't break any rules," McConnell told Stahl. "The majority decides whether to vote or not. And that's why in 2020 we were in the majority. The president was of our party. The vacancy occurred, and we filled it."

Of course, CBS is quick to cite McConnel biographer Michael Tackett, who called his actions "brutish" and "impulsive."

"This was the sheer exercise of power," Tackett said. "That was a total concoction to give the gloss of authority for what he wanted to do."

We can no doubt expect a lot more crying and complaining as the next two years (and possibly longer) unfold.

It's hard to be on the losing end of everything, but the Democrat-aligned press will just have to get used to it.