[republican2005]

I know it sounds silly, especially if you aren't from the south.

Of course there are real conservatives in the north. I'm just grasping at straws for anything that might make me feel more confident about this guy.

Now don't get me wrong, this guy may turn out to be the best thing for conservatism since Rush Limbaugh... i'm just not willing to chase the rest of the lemmings and say he's my man and i'm willing to fight to the death to get him confirmed, without really knowing whether he is really on our side or not.

How ironic would it be if the democrats filibuster this guy and we go nuclear and ram this guy through only to have him later vote to uphold Roe V Wade.

I'm just being cautious.

[republican2005]

The other advantage of knowing his views upfront, is that we get an opportunity to flush out all the RINO's in the senate.

If he states flat out, he would vote to overturn Roe V Wade ... every senator who voted against him could be targeted for defeat the next time they come up for re- election.

[XJarhead]

How ironic would it be if the democrats filibuster this guy and we go nuclear and ram this guy through only to have him later vote to uphold Roe V Wade.

Well, he might.

The thing about Roe is that the decision is more than 30 years old, and even someone who thinks it is wrongly decided might think its stare decisis. But that's not really a liberal or conservative call. I'm supporting him because his legal reasoning appears to be originalist/textualist. Whether that means I agree with him as to the result of every case is a different issue, but that isn't and shouldn't be the standard unless you believe in activism.