[xzins]

You make a sobering point: perhaps this will put a stealth Souter onto the court.

Nonetheless, I still think it makes sense to demonstrate what the real republican senatorial support looks like. I'm pretty sure that there are 11 who will not support a hardline approach to this nomination.

That means we get......something moderate?

[rdb3]

Nonetheless, I still think it makes sense to demonstrate what the real republican senatorial support looks like. I'm pretty sure that there are 11 who will not support a hardline approach to this nomination.

That means we get......something moderate?

And it will still be blamed on President Bush, even though this would be the Senate failing to support a constructioinist. He's darned if he does, darned if he doesn't.

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[Alamo-Girl]

I'm pretty sure that there are 11 who will not support a hardline approach to this nomination.

That means we get......something moderate?

Indeed. Stealth conservatives are probably off the list now. And open conservatives will not be able to get past a filibuster.

In the end, IMHO, it will be an apparent moderate who will tilt one way or the other once on the Court.