[Dane]

Weren't Ginsburg and Breyer CO-SPONSORED by Patrick Leahy AND Orrin G. Hatch?

Nice try to wiggle out, but both were appointed by Clinton(who got in with help from Perot). Remember that clause in the Constitution where the President nominates SCOTUS Justices.

[Theodore R.]

Of course, Clinton appointed those two. But didn't the GOP leadership go out of its way to show that it was "a team player" on the judges? That was nine and ten years ago, respectively. The court has remained static since that time.