McCain is not a conservative and would be facing a Democrat Senate. McCain understands there is no way the Senate would approve a SCOTUS justice even moderately conservative. In the spirit of bipartisanship, McCain would "reach across the aisle" and, with the advise of his friend Kennedy, would nominate a liberal/moderate that the Democrats would approve.
The number one reason why we MUST vote for McCain is because there will be a large DEMOCRAT majority in the senate. Obama will have a free reign to give us a bunch of Breyers and Stevens clones. Don’t count on the GOP senate to fillibuster anything either.
The first requirement will be a strong background as a "community organizer".
You nailed that one. People are deluded if they think “Maverick” McCain is going to nominate conservative judges. We’re screwed either way.
No question who Obama would nominate. He’d nominate a total Marxist.
With McCain, we have a chance.
Perhaps he could just leave the seat open...if the vacancy was by a liberal.