I think the democrats are not complete idiots. They saw how badly they screwed up the Roberts nomination -- by the time they knew they should hate him, they had already called him evil with no evidence, and nobody was listening to them.
Surely they learned to wait for the hearings now before screaming about how evil the candidate is.
Do you expect NARAL to support an evangelical christian? Do you think the liberal groups will support a contracts lawyer?
They are trying to look more "thoughtful" than they did last time. Plus, I think they are shocked at the pick, and not ready to respond.
My "proof" is that even we here got confused as to which "Exodus" group she was associated with, but now that we know: Is there any chance PFAW wouldn't have loudly opposed anybody who worked for that type of organization if they were READY with the information?
Maybe you are right, but Harry Reid was not the endorsement I was looking for.