[Jokelahoma]

There is a HUGE difference between "trust" and "blind trust". Everyone makes mistakes. If all they have behind them are yes-men saying "good job, sir. Nice going, sir. No one can ever doubt you, sir!" they'll continue to make more and more.

Standing up to and opposing this nomination was perhaps one of the best things that could have happened. The conservatives are energized in a way they haven't been in a long time. Maybe that was the President's plan, but I, for one, think he just screwed the pooch on this selection. He's a smart politician, just not perfect. With any luck at all, he'll learn from this fiasco.

[maica]

With any luck at all, he'll learn from this fiasco.

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Or the so-called conservative cognoscenti will learn a lesson.

Conservatism has been gaining members for 40 years. It was inevitable that pressure would force cracks in the mass to show up. Nothing is ever static. I just hope that we will not lose too much momentum.