It is also worth remembering that Anthony Kennedy was Reagan's third choice to replace Justice Powell.
His first choice was Robert Bork, a competent conservative jurist who's nomination was voted down in the Senate by a 42-58 margin, and his second choice Douglas Ginsburg withdrew his name from consideration after it was revealed he had once smoked marijuana.
On a separate note, Bork's nomination was opposed by 16 of 22 Senators from the states comprising the old Confederacy, a surprising statistic from the region some here claim is the most conservative.
Enforced nationwide endorsement of perversion is a small price to pay for a drug-free Supreme Court. /s