[C19fan]

One of Romney's inner circle is the man most responsible for pushing Bush the Elder to nominate David Souter knowing full well he would join the liberal cabal on the court but not telling anybody in the Bush administration.

[napscoordinator]

2012 to 2016 is going to suck pure and simple....no matter who wins, it is just going to suck!!!!!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Better a Tom rath than a mome rath, I suppose.

[Will88]

Although Souter’s reliably liberal voting record came as no suprise to Rath, it shocked conservatives. Had Rath honestly informed the Bush administration what he “thought [Souter] would be,” it is inconceivable that Souter would have made it through the vetting process.

Or maybe Rath, Warren Rudman and GHWB all got exactly the kind of justice they wanted for Bush's first nominee to the Supreme Court, and they all kept quiet about what they expected of Souter.

I don't buy it that a president, with all the resources at his disposal, cannot thoroughly vet and learn the judicial philosophy of potential nominees. The Dims are certainly able to do it. Many thought the little known Souter was a stealth candidate to help overturn Rowe v. Wade. In retrospect, a strong case can be made that he was a stealth candidate to help uphold Rowe v. Wade, from a Bush president who had always been pro-abortion, from a family of mostly pro-abortion members.

[EternalVigilance]