The Senate approves SCOTUS nominees. The president appoints, but the Senate approves.
A Republican Senate could (in theory at least) pressure a president Romney to choose moderate SCOTUS nominees. I’m not so naive to expect conservatives, but he could be pressured to pick moderates.
Obama on the other hand will pick a straight communist. A Republican Senate would reject him, but then have to take the 2nd or 3rd choice. They won’t fight him forever. ALL of Obama’s nominees will be solid card-carrying red-diaper communists. Bank on it.
So yes, I will take Romney with some small chance the whore can be bribed or bullied into nominating moderates, over a principalled Marxist Muslim like Obama, who will stand firm on communist after communist.
Yes.
There is no evidence of that. There are many GOP Senators who will vote to confirm anyone that is sent up.