I’m beginning to think your view makes sense, though I’m still concerned about the judges which as you know are lifetime appointments.
What a mess.
I agree on the judges. Just yesterday, USA Today had a long article on the incredible impact of Reagan's judges. So I don't take that lightly.
However . . . although McCain has said he would appoint "conservative judges like Alito and Roberts," do we have any proof? The optimist in me says, he helped get all but three of Bush's judges confirmed through his little "Gang of 14." But the pessimist in me says, "he's screwing us on everything else. Why would this be different?" And moreover, NO judge who is conservative can possibly get by the Dem Senate McCain will face. If Reagan could not get a Bork confirmed, I find it unlikely McCain will get Jones or one of the other staunch conservatives confirmed. Instead, I suspect what we would get would be liberal RINO judges that McCain can get confirmed with a wink and a nod.
J.C. Watts says, "What's down in the well will come up in the bucket." We know what's in McCain's well. I'm afraid when the chips are down, it will come up in his bucket.
Don't count on McCain to appoint solid conservatives to the court. It's not in his interest to have a court which may declare some of his pet projects unconstitutional.