If Obama is President do you think the GOP will be able to stop all Supreme Court nominees in the next 4 years? I don’t. They’ll compromise and we’ll have a moderate on the bench. If McCain is President do you think he’ll even get close to nominating a conservative? I don’t. He’ll compromise and we’ll have a moderate on the bench. So it’s a wash. In the meantime, behind closed doors, who do I want making decisions about many things we’ll never even hear about? It sure as $hit isn’t green and inexperienced BO and I’m not going to hand him the keys as a gamble to motivate RINOs to find a spine.
I don't think the next 4 years are going to see any more than 2 justices either die, or resign, at the most. We may have NO justices die, or resign.
This isn't the early 19th century when the average age is 75. Thanks to medical advances there are many people that live active lives well beyond 90 years of age.
I'd be willing to bet that SCOTUS justices have a REALLY good health plan.
If you want the party of the right to move farther to the left, go ahead and reward the GOP for nominating someone left of center in almost every regard by voting for John McCain.
As a (small l) libertarian leaning conservative, I have held my nose for the last time.
Telling me that the (D) candidate is worse than the (R) candidate, when the (R) candidate is bad enough, just isn't going to swing my vote anymore.