Are you saying Bush the elder engaged in political patronage and screwed up the court forever for a personal cause? Seems like a libelous statement to me. But, it is true that everyone knew of Souter's true colors when he was nominated. Biden and Rudman were reported saying that they got what they wanted with a Souter nomination. He was in the 2nd C of A for a little while and all his decisions were aweful. It was a bad sign but Bush went ahead with him anyways.
In 1978, Souter became an associate justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court, the state's trial court of general jurisdiction, which made rounds from county to county. Newly elected New Hampshire governor John Sununu appointed Souter to the New Hampshire Supreme Court in 1983. Seven years later, as President George Bush's Chief of Staff, Sununu recommended Souter for a position on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Souter assumed that job in April 1990.Now I have always heard that Sununu went "to bat" for Souter as he was "one of his guys" from New hampshire.Just months later, Souter was nominated for a seat on the Supreme Court, winning Senate confirmation in October by a vote of 90 to 9. The press quickly dubbed Souter the "stealth justice," since his professional record provoked little, if any, controversy.