Graham is the one who led the compromise with the Dems. He is NOT a statesman. He is a lightweight trying to join the ranks of the heavyweights in the Senate. He is not going to make it with speeches like this one. His compromise with the Dems on the previous nominees still makes me sick, and I doubt very much he'll be a "leader" in fighting the filibuster that is sure to come on the next nominee.
The bottom line is the Republicans ARE going to shape this court to their philosophy. Thats what a majority does. The problem here is the Repubs haven't been a majority long enough to fight for their position. The Dems were the majority for a very long time, and they were so because they learned how to fight dirty to stay in power. These dipsh_t Republicans from the South, whose daddies were all Democrats, haven't really decided which party they want to be in.
we shall see.....until then