[fantom]

Well. I am sure he still thinks Meir's was a better choice. It would have helped if he spent his recent crusade energy on lower court nominees . By the time he pulls a Nixon and leaves office he will have paved the way for Hillary to appoint 2 or 3 more to balance out his right mistakes.

[nwrep]

It would have helped if he spent his recent crusade energy on lower court nominees .

You have not been paying attention.

[Balding_Eagle]

Wonderful response.

I knew someone would manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

[ozzymandus]

So you’re already blaming Bush for any SC appointments made after he leaves office? And what’s “pulling a Nixon”? Bush has made a lot of mistakes, but give him credit where it’s due.

[WOSG]

“Well. I am sure he still thinks Meir’s was a better choice.”

If he still thinks that, his position is as idiotic as his belief in his ‘comprehensive’ give-illegals-amnesty immigration bill.

[Ancesthntr]

By the time he pulls a Nixon and leaves office he will have paved the way for Hillary to appoint 2 or 3 more to balance out his right mistakes.

I don't even know what you mean by "pulls a Nixon." What, are there impeachment hearings that I've missed?

Besides, you are unduly pessimistic about losing to Hillary. I do think that she's likely to be their nominee (barring a Gore entry), but she's got such incredibly high negative ratings that I don't think she'll get ANY of the 2004 Bush states against a reasonably strong candidate. Thus, she loses. IMHO, Fred Thompson is going to be the Republican candidate, and a comparison of how his views stack up vs. her in comparison to the American public gives him the win. Plus, the character and corruption issue are solidly in his favor. Plus he has genuine charisma, vs. her shrillness, arrogance and nastiness. No contest....

and then you have President Thompson appointing successors to Ginsburg and Stevens. That's going to be about as close to a lock as one side is likely to ever get, unless that wimpish liberal Souter also retires.

[vicosal]

gosh the anger in your response is extremely evident!you sound so bitter about Bush you cant see anything good hes done-which far outweigh his mistakes-John Roberts was a stunning pick and done so purposely-not by accident as you portray-and Meirs in my opinion was a bait and switch-you dont have any idea as to how she wouldve judged these issues-yet your crystal ball lets you make predictions that she was a liberal!with no evidence-maybe the immigration issue is what you dont like yet time and time again Bush said he was pro -immigrant and was against mass deportation-when he was running for office!!!!it isnt like he lied or pulled a fast one it was a known fact !now I take it either your a communist or just dont respect democracy -because BUSH was voted in by your peers -so what your getting is the will of the majority of American people-