I am pretty sure Lee removed himself from any consideration some time ago, of course that was then.
“I am pretty sure Lee removed himself from any consideration some time ago, of course that was then.”
That’s the key - time can change ones perspective. He can continue to be a Senator for the next 20-30 years, be one of 100 voices and constantly politicking - or he can have a lifetime appointment that initially will be the now-conservative deciding vote at least until the Court has another conservative appointment. His father, Rex Lee, was one of the greatest appellate litigators in the country with Sidley Austin, and I believe at the time had argued more Supreme Court cases than anyone alive then. I can’t imagine Senator Lee passing up the opportunity - it’s in his blood. And this is probably his best shot due to his status as a Senator with the battle brewing over this nomination.