[Migraine]

Pipe dream. It’s a 5-3 court, notwithstanding Roberts’ occasional unreliability.

Look, Cruz knows this. He’s on the Judiciary committee. But he also knows that the committee is chaired by the even more unreliable Lynnzie Graham and its R majority includes the ever commodious Grassley and the turncoat Sasse. That nomination will stay in committee while they dig up false charges vs the nominee. The D side of the committee includes Pat Leahy, Dick Durban and Kamala Harris. Don’t even try to tell me that this won’t be a media circus that will go on amid cries of rank injustice.

5-3 on the Court: I’ll take those odds.

[AndyJackson]

Based on the political calculus I would put my money on Barbara Lagoa as the choice, perhaps not my favorite choice, but a Latino. Whare are the dems going to do to attack her. The more they fire for effect, the more they will piss off the Hispanic vote.

I love Barrett, but she is less circus resistant, and doesn't really bring in a new constituency.

[ModelBreaker]

“Roberts’ occasional unreliability.”

Roberts unreliability is reserved for when it will do the very most damage to the Constitution.