Standing up to and opposing this nomination was perhaps one of the best things that could have happened. The conservatives are energized in a way they haven't been in a long time. Maybe that was the President's plan, but I, for one, think he just screwed the pooch on this selection. He's a smart politician, just not perfect. With any luck at all, he'll learn from this fiasco.
With any luck at all, he'll learn from this fiasco.
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Or the so-called conservative cognoscenti will learn a lesson.
Conservatism has been gaining members for 40 years. It was inevitable that pressure would force cracks in the mass to show up. Nothing is ever static. I just hope that we will not lose too much momentum.