Thanks for reading and sharing your well thought out perspective. I remember the nominees you’ve mentioned and the brouhaha over their hearings. I see things a little differently.

While I understand everything you’ve said and appreciate your point of view, there are a few qualitative opinions that don’t quite match the facts.

Thomas was on the appeals court for a year before his nomination. Before that he was chair of the EEOC. That made him a competent jurist?

We could go back and forth about this to no avail probably. But before we agree to disagree, let’s remember that Earl Warren was a governor and not a judge before ascending to the court.

I wish Harry Reid hadn’t gone nuclear to get Obama’s judges confirmed. We’ve reached a point of no return now, and a position that should be above politics is now mired in it, as your opening sentence about “the Democrats” makes plain.

When I studied constitutional law, we talked about strict vs loose constructionists and whether one’s position held the country in an 18th century vise or allowed the original document to make room for the country to grow. This is largely a philosophical argument now and no longer reflects reality I’m afraid, which is as sad to me as the loss of bipartisan confirmations.

Thanks again for your contribution and the time you took to share it.