[luvbach1]

Why is it that Republican appointees to the SCOTUS often turn out to be moderates, or even liberals, while Democrat appointees are uniformly leftist?

[Buckeye McFrog]

Why is it that Republican appointees to the SCOTUS often turn out to be moderates, or even liberals, while Democrat appointees are uniformly leftist?

Ol' Ted Kennedy really knew what he was doing when he Borked Robert Bork. He shifted the paradigm of the entire game. GOP Presidents don't even try to nominate rock-ribbed Conservatives anymore cause they've seen what will happen. It is Teddy's lasting legacy.