Stuart Buck wonders why the Democrats are sending up signals that they intend to pitch a bitter battle over Supreme Court nominees no matter who Bush nominates. There’s an important point here: if Bush is convinced that he faces a massive battle no matter who he puts up, then his only incentive to pick a more ‘moderate’ candidate is if he faces defections from Republicans. The Dems certainly give no reason to suspect that they will give Bush any credit no matter what he does.
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I don’t think that the Democrats will put up much of a fight if GWB nominates a moderate. We just don’t think that he will, so people are preparing for a fight. If you disregard the rhetoric from the Republicans, Bush’s moderate nominees have sailed through, even when the Democrats controlled the Senate.