[Ol' Sparky]

Your chances of getting conservatives from a Republican President are not good to start with; from a liberal Republican President, virtually none.

And, even closer to no chance when we're talking about a liberal Republican that will be presiding over a shrinking Republican minority.

[penowa]

"And, even closer to no chance when we're talking about a liberal Republican that will be presiding over a shrinking Republican minority."

Yes, it would be difficult for a conservative to slip anything past a Senate with less than 40 Republicans, not to mention that most of those are RINOs in tune with the Democrats and a liberal President wanting to appoint a Stevens clone, or worse, to the court.