If I'm "angry" about anything it's the identity politics b.s. getting played out on numerous threads here on FR.
Nothing more, nothing less.
Some people thought David Souter was a "shrewd" pick. How'd he turn out?
I honestly don't think PDJT needs to be "shrewd" here at all. Republicans own the House & Senate. The Senate's job is "advise and consent" when it comes to the USSC. PDJT should appoint a strict constructionist and originalist to the court, any form of identity politics that gets played here to simply "piss off the left" which I think is what some what to do more than anything else by my reading of their posts across numerous threads accomplishes NOTHING.
The left is going to be pissed off no matter what. That in my view means it's the exact right time to appoint someone like Scalia or Thomas to the court. Identity politics be damn'ed.
Heck, if we follow the "logic" of the left and Barry Obama's own words, "I won, that's why." President Trump won, therefore he's entitled just like Obama was to have his USSC pick confirmed.
Funny how the left's own words and actions come back to bite them and now's the time to let their words bite them.
Adding to my stream of thought here:
Some people thought Roberts was a shrewd pick. How'd he turn out? He didn't. He turned on Conservatives, broke with the role of the USSC and legislated from the bench along with the courts Liberals and shoved Obamacare down the country's throat.
Some people thought Kennedy was a shrewd pick. He sided with the liberals on the court how many times? Shoved gay marriage down the country's throat while he was at it too.
Some people thought Sandra Day O'Connor was a shrewd pick as the USSC's first female justice. She sided with the courts liberals on every Roe v. Wade challenge keeping abortion the law of the land and she was demonstrably pro-abortion. How'd she work out?
All I'm saying here is these "shrewd"choices people advocate for end up biting us in the ass.
No more "shrewd" choices. Strict Constructionists and Originalists ONLY.