He set himself up? At least not intentionally. lol And I don't think Card is smart enough to have come up with this "jem" of a debacle.
I, for one, hope they can find a candidate that has the strong credentials and record to be able to interpret and argue the constitution. We deserve no less this time around.
No, I'm suspicious that Harry Reid made the recommendation. I don't think Harriet just happened to pass the breakfast room door and Harry said "Hey...how about Harriet, she's nice".
Since Harry made the recommendation, I'm supposing that the dems vetted her.