In fact moderate Republican Presidents have a history of appointing left leaning Justices.
I predict, you are going to be very disappointed when Romney makes his first appointment.
You are absolutely correct!! Maybe Romney's appointee's will be conservative. Maybe they will be moderate. Maybe they will be liberal. He was quoted as applauding the appts of Alito and Roberts and said the appts of Sotomayor and Kagen were "troubling". But the fact is, we **don't know** for sure. However, there is an entirely plausible chance for any Romney SCOTUS appointee to be *well* to the right of Sotomayor and Kagen and that's a chance I'll take.
With Obama, there is absolutely *NO* doubt as he has already demonstrated the liberal, lesbian, politically-correct (whatever they are) justices he prefers to appoint -- and brother, those appointments are for *LIFE*.
This is also why it is important for the (R)'s to lead in congress due to their role in the matter, which can further constrain Romney. If you just can't muster the grit to vote for president, at least vote down-ticket to help defeat dems in congress.
But either way, if you have a better alternative to the GOP option for President, state it and I'll get behind your more viable, leading candidate. Otherwise, the "Capt. Obvious" routine is a waste of bandwidth. Ya'll aren't telling us anything about Romney that isn't already widely known on FR.
It's time to lead, follow or get out of the way. Choose one.