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Originally Posted by UofMfan

It is unfortunate because George W. Bush certainly did not stick to the center. Now we have some of the most conservative judges on the bench thanks to him.

Supreme Court nominations are not a time to play nice and try to be bi-partisan, they have lifetime effects.

If there was a time to do some shakin' up... it is NOW!! The possible reconfiguration in Congress after the mid-term elections, plus, a real possibility that Obama might not get re-elected (which I hate saying, but his supporters need to get back out there, now), makes me really want a left to center/progressive justice in there. Sotomeyer really had a moderate record, but I was very happy with her appointment. Not that this always means decisions always match the politics of who appoints them. Thinking about Sandra Day O'Conner (Reagan appointment) and Earl Warren way back. He was a republican appointed by Eisenhower. Although, the GOP was a very different party then.