What does her age have to do with it?
What does her age have to do with it? Really?
McConnel - 50
Luttig - 51
Alito - 54
Estrada - 43
Williams - 54
Any of those look good to you? Would it be nice to rely on an acknowledged constitutional jurist rather than "trusting" that an admin crony might turn out ok? Think Ms. Miers is going to need any time getting up to speed regarding how to be a judge? Think the swing votes on the court will be influenced by the opinions of someone who has never sat on the bench before?
Think the younger folks listed above might get started faster, be more persuasive to their peers and be around longer than a 61 year old?
Age of the first 146 nominees: mean (52.9) median (54.0) and mode (56).
Why do you think that is? Because the older the nominees (therefore justices), the more often you have to go through this nightmare.
Point is, if you have so many good young choices while holding a 55-45 Senate majority, why make a marginal older choice?
OK - MAYBE in 15 years we have another R President. How do you know you'll ALSO have the 55/45 advantage in the Senate?
This was DEFINITELY the time to put as young, and as strong, a nominee on the Supreme Court as possible. Instead we got a 61 year old unknown quantity who divides the base and makes us wonder why we spent November 2 in polling places, making phone calls and getting out the vote.
And if you did this to avoid a fight, Why? A fight only reminds everyone why we need Republicans in office. Reminds everyone how irrational and beholden to the radical left the Dems are. We could definitely use some of that right now.
Yeah, this was brilliant.
Younger is better. Look how long Rehnquist served. Roberts is young. If he turns out to be a good conservative vote, you can't get any better than that.
I don't know if Hillary the ice witch will get in, but if she does, the thought of whatever justice she might appoint makes my blood run cold. Let's hope W fills up all the spots - Ginsberg is probably holding on for dear life waiting for Hillary to become president.