Republican governor of Nevada Brian Sandoval being considered for Supreme Court

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Two notes on this

first off this is unarmed sources... we call this in the business a TRIAL BALLOON.

Second, you do not name people to the bench because they are democrats. You nominate them because they are qualified, IN a far less divided country, which you obviously do not remember, Democratic presidents did indeed nominate republicans to the bench and the other way around. The Bench should be as insulated from this stupidity (partisanship) as possible

As a final note, you really expect the president to nominate a liberal to the bench in this environment? Please pass whatever you are smoking. If... and that is a big iff, the seat remains empty, until after the elections, and the dems get their act together and nominate the progressive in the race (that be Sanders) and his coattails extend to taking back the Senate. then you can see a more liberal person appointed to the bench. (Yes I am calling their bluff that they will not even hold hearings, a competent party, which the Dems are not, would use that against Republicans)