>> Who gives rat’s behind if Gorsuch sacrifices toads to Satan in his spare time if his rulings are conservative? <<
You claimed Bush picked a judge who was to the left of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Again, here’s reality:
Initially, from 1990 to 1992, Souter voted strongly conservative. In his first year, he and Scalia voted alike close to 85% of the time; Souter voted with Kennedy and O’Connor about 97% of the time
Following your own logic, we shouldn’t have given a RAT’s behind about Souter’s personal background. He could be performing partial birth abortions as a hobby for all we care, it doesn’t matter! The White House claimed he was an “originalist” and numerous conservative groups vouched for that in 1990. He hadn’t made ANY controversial “liberal” rulings on the New Hampshire Supreme Court at all, so why complain? The fact he voted like Scalia his first two years on the court “proved” he would vote conservative “for decades to come”.
As you currently claim about Gorsuch (who’s personal background is well to the LEFT of Souter, FYI).
Gorsuch has been the second most conservative justice on SCOTUS since he was sworn in:
http://www.scotusblog.com/2018/04/empirical-scotus-how-gorsuchs-first-year-compares/
According to the scores from the end of last term, Gorsuch was the second most conservative justice on the Supreme Court after Justice Clarence Thomas. This position was helped by the fact that Gorsuch voted alongside Thomas in every decision Gorsuch participated in last term.