[MBB1984]

He's not the worst, but he is the second most disappointing justice now on the bench. The first, of course, is Souter. The sad part is that Kennedy has dramatically increased his leftward drift the last 4-5 years or so. To think we should have six solid conservatives, but only have four is disgusting.

[staytrue]

The sad part is that Kennedy has dramatically increased his leftward drift the last 4-5 years or so.

Kennedy is a huge admirer of O'Connor. When she left, he all but promised to replace her.

What actually happened on Scotus is O'Connor resigned, Kennedy replaced her and Roberts replaced Kennedy leaving the place status quo. In a way, O'Connor never left.