Most people forget the role that Rehnquist played in the O'Connor appointment. They went to Stanford Law together, graduated # 1 and # 3 respectively in their class, dated while in law school, and remained friends after that. Rehnquist vouched for O'Connor. She wouldn't have gotten the nomination otherwise. Wish people would stop trashing Reagan for trusting Rehnquist.
Ike compromised and we got Warren. Too many of such people.
Also...O'Connor was pretty good for a long time. It was only when it got to Casey did she start "growing". After that, she was pretty mixed and on the big cases she was a flop.