So you’re guessing that Bork is being exploited — and, presumably, will quit this judge-picking committee in a huff when his conservative picks aren’t, well, picked?
Bork won’t be picking anyone; he will give opinion on potential nominees. Yes, it is likely he will later quit in a huff, after learning he was nothing more than bait for Conservatives. Sununu will have more influence than Bork.
Romney’s first choice would be a Kennedy or Souter type judge. The only chance we’d have of seeing a better nominee would be AFTER he had ensured the status quo on the aforementioned issues with his first SCOTUS pick. Most likely, this better pick would come in his re-election year (a la Bush Sr.).
We can no longer let them play us like a harp. We know their plans, we know how they play the game, and we know all of their tricks. Romney is not someone who can be sold as a better option to grassroots Conservatives based on the idea of potential Supreme Court Justice picks. We know how this play ends, because we’ve seen it too many times before.