[jpsb]

"The senior senator in the judicial district of the retiring judge has always picked the replacement, and the President accepts that nominee and formally nominates that judge.

Interesting so tell me what senior senator wanted Harriet Miers to sit on the Supreme Court?

[editor-surveyor]

Tell me, have you forgotten the outrage from the Meyers debacle?

You’ve really picked a poor example if you have some obscure point to make.

When the president doesn’t go along with tradition, its always a debacle.