Legacy? President Bush's legacy is a liberal legacy. So, he will nominate another liberal.
Aside from fighting the War on Terror, domestically and globally, Bush has been a liberal. From an "aid" or "charity" or "canceled foreign debt" or "domestic socialism" angle, Bush has been a FLAMING liberal. From a national sovereignty, border control and spending priorities angle, Bush has NOT been a conservative by any means you hash, slice and dice that.
Bush, then, will probably nominate a liberal. You gotta remember, Bush said the following about Manslaughter Kennedy:
"He is a fabulous U.S. Senator."--George Bush on Manslaughter Kennedy.
No way will Bush make you happy with a SCOTUS nominee. A liberal and an appeaser will nominate a liberal. The fact that Bush calls a flaming liberal like Arlen Sphincter to the WH for "advice" tells it all right there. A conservative president with principles who won a convincing election victory would simply nominate a judge of his choosing.
I'll "tread on you" without fear: who says he asked Specter for "advice", anymore than he asked the others for advice. Calling Specter to the WH is b/c Specter is Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and would have to run the process in the Senate for the confirmation vote. Like Specter or not, and I do not like him, to suggest that the President must snub the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee b/c the man is a RINO is absurd. If that is your standard for Bush, then I personally am glad your standard is violated "every day of the week and twice on Sunday". I wish all of the RINOS were not there. But they are there. Until the people change that, the world has to turn. And turn and turn and turn...YOU notwithstanding.
End of extreme sarcasm.