I doubt Garland gets re-nominated, though I agree he would be infinitely better than either or Trump’s picks. Obama was trying to pick a justice that the Republicans would vote for. Garland was sufficiently centrist, even a tad conservative in some ways, but was a reliable anti-gun law loosening vote, which was naturally important to Obama. It will depend who makes it as the Democratic candidate, but I expect a more left-leaning pick by most of the crop.

Sorry Nicky – I screwed up. I meant Gorsuch, not Kavanaugh. I tend to get their names mixed up. I’ll fix the post when I have time. There’s evidence about Kavanaugh too, but it’s not conclusive yet.

Just to let you know I am writing a post about this, and will probably write at least one more after that. However, first I had the flu (the vaccine for the southern hemisphere winter wasn’t available last time I saw my GP) and now I’ve got a throat infection and I feel like crap. So though I’m finally up to writing more again, I feel like crap, and I’m not getting much done each day.

You’re right of course, and I should have included death in the sentence. In fact, I’ll go back and change it right now before I do anything else.

I don’t want to sound like I’m disagreeing with you Randall because I’m not. Everything you say is correct. The problem I see is that Republicans keep on voting for whoever their candidate is, even when it’s someone as abominable as Trump. The thing about shooting someone on 5th Avenue was true. The Mueller Report is out now, and he basically suggests criminal charges after Trump leaves office. That will not stop Republicans voting for him. It won’t stop more than 30% of the population saying that the report is all lies. it won’t stop another 15% saying that even if it’s true, they don’t care because it’s better than a Democrat in office.