[Rio]

[nascarnation]

Judge Napolitano saying it’s “highly unusual” for the nominee to be making an emotional appeal for nomination.

ValJ doesn’t miss a trick, does she?

[elcid1970]

The bitch wears an arrogant sneer, doesn’t he?

[Verginius Rufus]

A 63-year-old male Clintonista. I would have expected another under-qualified young 40-something female from one of his favored blocs (he has already done Hispanic and lesbian so maybe black or Asian).

If he is confirmed then there is a 5-4 liberal majority for the foreseeable future.

The exclusion of Protestants from the Court would continue (instead of 6 Catholics and 3 Jews there would be 5 Catholics and 4 Jews)...not that that should matter but it is peculiar in a country that is majority Protestant.