Your point is well taken, but what president nominates who doesn’t seem to matter that much unless it is a democrat president, in which case the nominee will invariably be liberal. Reagan nominated O’Connor and Kennedy. Kennedy was confirmed 97-0. Kennedy was the deciding vote in the majority for ‘gay marriage.’ I can’t imagine O’Connor voting any different. She was confirmed 99-0. But Bush II eventually got Alito in for O’Connor. He was confirmed 58-42.
Freegards
Understand completely. The kinds of Justices like Scalia or Thomas are few and far between IMO; one sailed through and the other was publically lynched.
It is my belief that the ones most hard fought for (on the Conservative side) are the best and most dependable. As for Bush II, his record is pretty dismal with regard to appointments, surely. I think he only had one thing on his mind the entire 8 years.