It is a trap. GOP should hold until after the election.
But the GOP has shown itself to be “cave” men.
National Review is horrible ... I can’t even read the piece..
Exactly. And this guy is the type who will side with the queer Kagan in regards to any fag cases.
my litmus test is the constitution. not what one thinks it says, but what it actually states.
They can “rule” all they want to “abolish” the 2nd amendment; let’s see them enforce their ruling.
Back in the 60s, what were then moderates or centrists are now considered to be far right extremists. Where does it end?
December 19, 2001 The American Prospect listed Merrick Garland as a “First Tier” pick for SCOTUS should Al Gore be President
http://prospect.org/article/contenders-high-court
Garland was born in Chicago, Illinois, and was raised in the Chicago area, in the northern suburb of Lincolnwood.
I suspect the first round nominee, and maybe even the second, would be chosen to be rejected by the other side out of hand. That makes successive, more desirable candidates increasingly more difficult to turn down on the basis of ‘look, they just won’t agree to ANYTHING!’, thus politicizing everything.