[colorado tanker]

Your analogy does't work because the Senate was in Democrat hands when Bush 41 nominated Souter. Your factual assertions are also incorrect. Although his personal opinions were largely unknown, Souter was a lifelong Republican and known as a strict constructionist. His nomination was bitterly opposed by NOW and a coalition of 38 civil rights organizations, including the NAACP; the opposition was lead by Sen. Edward Kennedy, all the usual liberal suspects. Souter fooled everyone. I know from personal observation that life tenure can have a dramatic effect on judges.

So you are arguing from false premises and a faulty analogy to claim that Bush 41 knowingly nominated a liberal justice and that Bush 43 harbors a secret desire to do the same.

[Satadru]

This is hogwash. Souter was Warren Rudman's right hand man. That should throw off flags right away. In fact, I have heard many Democrat senators say that they voted for Souter because he was pro-abortion. Bush, Sr. nominated him thinking that Congress will cut him some slack, which it didn't. Bush, Jr is taking the same missteps.