Senate Republicans debunk their own Supreme Court talking points

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

2. If this is "payback for Bork"

then they should hold the hearings and reject the nominee. What happened with Judge Bork was that he was found unqualified to be on the SCOTUS because he would nearly always rule for the government in actions brought by consumer, environmental and civil rights groups, and for corporations in any civil actions.

Of course, what didn't help was his famous statement that serving on the Supreme Court would be an "intellectual feast" -- and his testimony revealed he had the notion that the Court's primary role is to wage a war of intellect and ideology divorced from any concern for the real-world impact of their rulings. Scalia -- equally ideological but willing to give the right answers -- sailed through the confirmation process.

The Repugs are all in favor of following the Constitution, except when they aren't.