Good stuff Mac.
What is the definition of "Mainstream America?" I am pretty well convinced it is not Reid or Kennedy or Pelosi. Could the Mainstream be the majority of people who voted for President Bush? In other words, how can the Minority be Mainstream?
The Left also abuses and misuses the term 'mainstream' for their own purposes. Imposing gay marriage is out of the American mainstream, but everyone who is honest knows full well that the type of judge favored by the Dems/Left is the type would would do just that.
But anyway, one unfortunate thing is how some of the Court's decisions seem to gain a certain momentum or gravitas over time that pushes public opinion. Most Americans oppose abortion on demand and support at least some major restrictions on it, yet they also oppose overtuning Roe -- the decision that makes those popular restrictions almost impossible. Part of that could be misinformation from the press and Left, i.e. the mistaken belief that overturning Roe will in and of itself make abortion illegal. But part of me suspects that some of the support from Roe, even from those who claim to be personally pro-life, comes from their treating Sup Court decisions as though they were the word of God.