>>I thought of that, and perhaps McAuliffe should have consulted the legislature.<<
Perhaps?
It would appear that the legislature gets to elect supreme court justices in VA and yet the Governor appoints someone without checking with the legislature?
You ready to let Obama appoint the next President, or would you rather wait for the voters to decide?
I have no idea what the politics of the appointed judge actually are, but if she was appointed by a Democrat I’ll lay odds she isn’t a conservative.
It was a recess appointment.