“If anyone can pick a worse nominee than Harriet Miers, it’s this guy.”
Consider some of the staunch conservatives appointed by recent GOP presidents:
Dwight David Eisenhower - Earl Warren, William Brennan
Richard Nixon - Harry Blackman
Gerald Ford - John Paul Stevens
Ronald Reagan - Sandra Day O’Conner, Anthony Kennedy
George H.W. Bush - David Souter
George W. Bush - John Roberts, (Harriet Miers - withdrawn)
Republicans have a knack for appointing conservatives who “evolve” to the court or they do a lousy job of vetting.