That is why you don’t sit out elections as a disgruntled conservative. Baby Bush was no conservative but he gave us Roberts and Alito.
Many Conservatives sat out the election, giving us Sotomayor and Kagan, who will each be the bench for 20 years.
Voting matters. Even a RINO you despise is better than letting a radical communist stack the Supreme Court.
How is it that Democrats' nominees always turn out exactly how they expect, but the Republicans' ones, like Souter, Breyers or even Stevens can turn out to be complete surprises as they "mature" in their role? Just once could the Democrats nominate someone who suddenly starts voting with Scalia and has the Democrats cursing when his name is mentioned.