[mosquitobite]

Whether or not this turns out to be a victory for the Democrats depends on what happens next. The problem is, too many conservatives are afraid of the Dems, so would be unnecessarily apprehensive about the choice of someone like Brown. But the fact is, the Democrats have no popular support for their position on this. All they have is media support, which creates the illusion of popular support.

The reason the Dems are so adamant about the judiciary is precisely that they know that their views are outside the mainstream, so they need the judiciary to impose them. Does anybody here deny this basic fact? Anybody at all? OK, so if this truth is undeniable, then what the hell are we afraid of? We can take this message to the people, and put these clowns completely on the defensive once and for all. This is truly one of those cases where the only thing to fear is (blind, irrational) fear itself.

Bears repeating! :)

We WILL pick up MORE seats in Congress if this card is played correctly!

[rcocean]

Exactly, this is why Miers and Roberts have been so disappointing.

We need to nominate a conservative equivalent of Ginsburg or Breyer.

Then let the Dumbocrats convince the American public that being against the ACLU, against affirmative action, for posting ten commandments, and for the death penalty is "extreme" and "Out of the Mainstream".