You said: Meirs is Roberts' second vote.
Roberts now has 2 votes instead of just one.
Bush knows what he's doing. He's playing to win, not to dazzle the media.
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I agree with this simple, well-stated analysis. We had supposed first tier nominees in Kennedy and Souter, with paper trails, and look how they have turned out. Personal knowledge of the candidate is at least as reliable as a paper trail or ivy league education in determining how firmly a nominee will remain attached to her conservative moorings. Pundits, even conservative ones, hate to be proven wrong, and the writings you see from George Will et al are evidence of this.
Eh? Actually, Kennedy was a third-tier replacement for Bork. Souter was a stealth candidate. Anything jump out at you now?