If President Bush appoints a stinker, then I will complain. Until then, I think it is only fair to give the President a chance to put his nominee forward. Everything else is just premature carping and vague threats.
there is posturing on both sides here. i am merely pointing out that this is the big enchilada here. President Bush needs to go for the gusto, it is going to be a brawl in any event.
Good point. I think it's also worth noting that this will be the first Supreme Court nomination in the modern age of blogs, "pajama journalism," etc. Conservatives will be conducting meticulous research on the nominee to an extent we have never done before. Liberals would do the same, but they won't bother doing this because their intent is to oppose a Bush nominee no matter who it is.