On the one hand, the hysteria of those, such as yourself, about a SCOTUS pick that is less than 24 hours current and regarding a nominee about whom we, as yet, know nothing other than that she is considered at least as conservative as the President who appointed her by those familiar with her personally, seems to me to be the worst kind of screeching overreaction.
But, on the other hand, I'm immediately suspicious of any threaded topic at FR which brings out the coordinated efforts of the smarmy Coven of Steel Magnolia wannabes, and their idiotic hangers-on/attack poodles in the ridiculous ranks of the silly "troll-hunting" brigades ("stuned beebers" and all similar such rank juvenalia).
When that crowd converges on the scene (with their "troll-hunting" court jesters not far behind), it's usually a sure sign that a "take one for the team" moment (i.e.: be "realistic" and just acquiesce to whatever concession to the Left is required) has arrived.
My take is that folks like you need to calm down, take a deep breath, and come to the realization that the sky is not falling. I have a feeling that your hysteria will ultimately prove to have been misplaced, and that this nominee will, in all likelihood, work out just fine to long term conservative expectations. At the very least, you, and others like you, could hold your flames long enough to decently allow facts we don't currently have to come out.
To be sure, when I peruse some of the replies from posters whom only slither out of their brackish, backwater cliques to go on the old "be reasonable" swarm attack (as well-evidenced in this thread), it naturally arches my, and any other decent person/genuine conservative at FR's, eyebrows.
But it is ridiculous to think that we shouldn't give President Bush, and his nominee, every benefit of the doubt, at least until we know a whole hell of a lot more. He's pretty much done right by the votes I cast for him in both 2004 and 2000, overall, by my estimation. How about you?
Those others...phhht:no passion. LoL