Reply #55: Did you also read his qualifications and the links he gave? [View All]

[No Elephants]

Seems to me Greenwald has both the legal and Democratic credentials to make some valid assessments and has done his homework on the SCOTUS in general and Stevens in particular and also on the careers and views of Kagan and Sunstein.

Besides, what the hell is wrong with simply appointing a well-qualiied 42 year old liberal? With Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito and Kennedy, the last thing this court needs is a center right Justice.

Stevens said, since he's been on the SCCOTUS bench (1975) EVERY Justice appointed has been more to the right than the Justice he or she replaced. He made no exceptions for Ginsburg, Breyer or Sotomayor--and Sotomayor replaced Souter, Poppy Bush's nominee.

Stevens is now considered the most liberal Justice--and he is a Republican appointed by Ford, for pity sake.