McCain’s gang of 14 maneuver indeed stopped a few conservative judges AND cleared the way for Alito and Roberts and others, without filibuster, which was what the gang of 14 prevented. Tiny detail of reality you left out.
The only thing we got out of the Gang of 14 was dozens of our judges flushed so McCain didn’t have to take a stand against the Democrat Establishment that might have alienated the Editorial writers around the country
McCain whole campaign has always been about McCain's Cult of Personality nothing more. What good for John McCain is what John McCain will do. He has no core principals. His record the last 10 years proves that.