My respect and regard for the fear tactic of using SCOTUS nominees to keep conservatives on the reservation is tempered by the fact that 7 of the current 9 “justices” were appointed by Republican Presidents.
True, but look at from a time perspective. The most dissapointing judges from the GOP were appointed years ago. As time has gone forward, Republicans have done a more effective job of screening and choosing justices. Mistakes like Harry Blackman and John Paul Stevens are not likely to happen now.
It's true that being nominated by a Republican is no guarantee that a candidate is worthy of his/her robes but you've gotta admit that being nominated by a RAT is a guarantee that the candidate is a piece of excrement