[Rosemont]

Who is Chuck Schumer to decide what is EXTREME or MAINSTREAM?

[Republican Red]

I was disappointed with this nomination too but when I think about it, it might just work out.

RINOs already came out against the strong conservative candidates. Even without a filibuster I don't know if Brown, Owens or Jones would have made it through. Would have been a great fight though.

However, if you are the President and you know in your heart you've got the most conservative of candidates and a strict constructionist(and one that even has swayed a few Democrats) then maybe you go for the easy win.

Time will tell very quickly with some key cases, such as partial birth abortion, coming to the Court.

[Just A Nobody]

Who is Chuck Schumer to decide what is EXTREME or MAINSTREAM?

No one ... however, he is practicing the lesson learned from his master:
"A lie told often enough becomes the truth." Lenin, Russian Communist politician & revolutionary (1870 - 1924)

Therefore, if shmucky says someone/thing is out of the mainstream or is extreme, it MUST be true.