[John R. (Bob) Locke]

Electing Republicans is the only possible prevention we have against a democrat president appointing more Lefties to SCOTUS.

Maybe I'm missing something, but if the Republican Congress never passed the bill, and the Republican President never signed it into law, then what would it matter HOW many lefties are on the SCOTUS?

But I totally agree with you about the Yankee Pubbies in the Senate. I'd much rather have Zell Miller or Sam Nunn than any of them (and I'm not even from Georgia).

[Jim Robinson]

Whoopie. We all wish he'd never signed it. But he did. I'm STILL not willing to welcome Dean/Hillary, et al, to take the White House. Or the Senate. Or the House.

[onyx]

I can't deal in "if's" --- it happened. It's called politics.

Remember, McCain and his democrat buddies controlled the Senate and they were blocking every piece of legislation or adding their CFR to every bill?

McCain was making good on his lofty promise to "his" voters and POTUS needed McCain. The Senate was 50-50 (with VP Cheneny expected to break many ties) then I think either Paul Coverdale from GA died and a dem was appointed, or Jefford's jumped sides. Either way, McCain got his way with a watered-down CFR.

Therefore, the number of SCOTUS Lefties MATTERED!

I do not want a democrat president appointing Day-O'Connor's successor, nor Stevens' nor Renhnquist's. Therefore I will vote a straight GOP ticket as I always have. To vote otherwise, is to only assist in the election of a democrat, and that is damn dangerous and flat-out foolish. In fact, I'll call that voting, anti-military and un-American.