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"Here's something for you know -- Kennedy has said he won't retire with Obama in the White House"

Here's something for you to know. Justice Kennedy is 75. Retirement is not what I was thinking about when I said he might leave the court.

Here's something else, as much as FReepers often HATE the Bush family, it was the Bush family that gave us Thomas, Alito and Roberts. Let's see, didn't GHW Bush recently endorse Romney? Why yes, I believe he did. President Reagan on the other hand gave us Scalia, but also Kennedy and Sandra Day O'Connor.

As for "people like me" holding back the advancement of conservatism...I thought the all powerful Tea Party was taking care of that. Gosh a year ago the Tea Party, or those who spoke of them here on FR, were going to own every seat in both houses of congress via their popular conservative mandate. I'm just a middle aged guy in Missouri. How can I stop such a juggernaut of an organization as the Tea Party?

It's ALL your fault dude!

The truth is the Tea Party is just not anywhere near as powerful as some thought it would be, and some disillusioned people are just lashing out and looking to blame anyone - even one guy from Missouri.

The obvious truth is Romney federal judicial appointments will be better than Obama's simply because he will answer to a different constituency. Massachusetts is a deep blue state and Willard never really had 50% of the government or people behind the idea of appointing conservative jurists. He would as President. That doesn't mean they'd be excellent or even good - just better than what Hussein would nominate. With each nomination Romney would always have to decide whether to throw a bone to conservatives. With each nomination Obama doesn't even consider that as he is always just looking to pick the most radical left judge he can squeeze through the Senate.

Political pragmatism may be a dirty word at the moment, but having lived in other parts of the world and seen splintered opposition unable to unite and stop leftist candidates I am perfectly willing to vote for an unimpressive centrist moderate candidate over a hard left socialist.

Here's something else, as much as FReepers often HATE the Bush family, it was the Bush family that gave us Thomas, Alito and Roberts.

George W. Bush was FAR more conservative than Romney is. Do you know anything at all about Romney?

And, you left out the other judge Bush 41 gave us, the first one because conservatives became engaged -- David Souter.

Appointing Souter and breaking his no new taxes pledge were the biggest betrayals any President I have voted for has inflicted upon conservatives.

And, I think Romney is even more liberal and less trustworthy than Bush 41.