[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.

[colorado tanker]

Given the direction this thread has taken there is really no need to bash Bush over your fear he will nominate a liberal Supreme Court justice in the event of a Republican takeover of the Senate. Seems Bush is responsible for every evil but Starbucks breath.

Here goes anyway. Those liberal senators who claim they knew Souter was pro-abortion are claiming credit after the fact. Souter refused to answer the question publicly. Show me one conservative Senator who knew Souter was pro-abortion and blew the whistle on him.

But this debate is irrelevant. Unlike his father, Bush 43 is a pro-life evangelical, not a convert on the eve of nomination. Bush 43 also saw upclose and personal his father's mistakes, and openly acknowledged those mistakes cost Bush 41 a second term. And your thesis is that Bush 43 just can't wait to make the same mistakes and be another one-termer. Bush 43 ain't smokin' whatever yer smokin'.

He's nominated good conservative judges so far and has given no indication of any change.