To be fair and objective one must understand the politics of his court appointments. They had to be approved by an overwhelmingly liberal legislature.
Romney was never going to win that fight and stack the state courts with conservatives. That was an impossible task that would have come with a very heavy political price.
I am tired of this argument repeatedly being posted here on FR. It is a narrow argument that ignores reality. An appropriate analogy would be criticizing the QB for his passer rating during a game played in a monsoon. Peyton Manning on his best day could not pass effectively in those conditions.
It’s time to get over the temper tantrum and face reality.
I am not a Republican I am a Conservative.
I wont vote for a liberal period.
He appointed liberal judges.
Romney, asked if he has engaged in any horse-trading with Democratic politicians, said: “So far I have not ever given any weight whatsoever to whether I think someone can make it through the Governor’s Council. I send them individuals who I feel are highly qualified and have the right judicial temperament related to crime and punishment.”
They went through the Governor's council.
Romney appointed ZERO pro-life judges, ZERO conservative judges, only 25% of the judges he submitted were even registered republicans.
"Of course, Romney’s claim is nonsense. I’m no great fan of the Governor’s Council, but the Globe is quite right to note that one thing they have generally not been is overtly partisan. The notion that the Governor’s Council would have started rejecting judicial nominees if there were too many Republicans among them, simply because they were Republicans, is more than a bit absurd. And Romney of course has no evidence to substantiate what he’s saying.
"Near the end of Romney’s term, in 2006, he stripped the Judicial Nominating Commission of many of its powers, allowing his administration to put a more direct stamp on the judiciary, as he prepared to run for president. What a sad joke this man is.