But Murphy's law is a Republican axiom.
This sort of sophisticated Constitutional gavotte by Bush, McCain, McConell, the Supremes, and the Rats, is more intricate than a June Taylor Dance routine on the old Jackie Gleason Show.
And there's many a slip betwixt the cup and the lip.
I would be surprised if this elegant bit of subterfuge on the GOP's part worked out so well, when, as you know, the most basic, obvious, fundamental things that conservatives deserve, the GOP can almost never deliver.
This is a long, long shot, and sets a bad precedent.
But if it works, I will be the first to acknowledge that you are a better statesman than I.
This time, at least, Bush, et al., may have gotten away with it, you guys were right, and I was just a Nervous Nellie.
The five that decided for, In Bush V. Gore, Plus at least Stevens, Souter, and if Breyer comes along Ginsburg will not stand 8-1.