I have concerns with McCain.
But I am not willing to give the car keys to Hillary or Obama for the next 4-8 years.
If Stevens and Bader Ginsburg retire this term, we may get one good nominee out of McCain. But even if we get two Sandra Day O’Connors, we are miles ahead.
Truth, my friend. If there are two openings and Hillary or Obama are doing the appointing, we're going to get the president and vice-president of the ACLU on the Court.
Even if McCain goes squishy moderate for one or more of his picks, at least we hold serve on the Court ... instead of losing control of the Court for another 20 years.
McCain is on record repeatedly as promising Roberts/Alito type justices ... and he saw the Miers fiasco. Odds are he will attempt to give us nominees in the Roberts mold.
As tight as the balance on the Court is now ... these are huge stakes. Any conservative thinking about sitting this one out needs to ponder this stuff long and hard.
I bet you McCain hits a home run on SCOTUS! He will be looking to impress.