What we have is a Gang of 7 that grabbed power from the President to serve their own aspirations for the oval office, led by McCain, a moderate. Now their efforts have resulted in the President nominating stealth nominees instead of known conservatives.
Conservatives cannot demand all nominees be known conservatives, instead of stealth conservatives, until they take down the filibuster.
>> Conservatives cannot demand all nominees be known conservatives, instead of stealth conservatives, until they take down the filibuster. <<
But conservatives can never criticize a Republican on your planet, can they? Face it, Specter beat Toomey because Bush campaigned for him. And then Bush put forth the word that Specter had better not be denied the chairmanship of the Judiciary committee.