So what you're saying is that no Republican President can ever nominate a "conservative" person to the US Supreme Court unless there is a 60 conservative (Republican) majority in the US Senate.
That's a pretty tough nut to swallow, my friend.
The problem, I believe, lies in these vague terms. What you and I might call mainstream conservative, the Dems and/or the mainstream media will call extremist right wing idealogue out-of-the-mainstream hack.
Mark my words. The next time GWB (or the next Republican President) tries to put up a known conservative to the Supreme Court, the Dems will characterize that person as someone needing to be fillibustered while at the same time pointing back to this Miers nomination period.
NOW WAS THE TIME for President Bush to at least make an attempt to put that illegal US Senate rule to rest -- permanently.
Unfortunately, he blew it. Dont get me wrong. The Senate Repubs are just as guilty.
They apparantly just dont have the balls for high drama politics as do the Democrats.
When in the last 30 years has a Republican President ever been able to nominate a true conservative? There was a battle over Bork (we lost) and Thomas's hearing were a zoo. He was narrowly confirmed by a more congenial Senate then we have now. The problem is we do not have 51 votes for the nuke option-too many rinos. The gang of 14 destroyed any chance President Bush had of nominating a known conservative. The Dems will fight to the death to retain their one avenue of power. The Repubs will cave; this is reality, my friend, regrettable but true.