TOM MAGUIRE: The Next Supreme Court Nominee. “Yes, Obama was in the minority when the cloture motion to end debate failed by 72-25. Joining him on the short end were Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and John Kerry (Sanders joined the Senate in January 2007). We can expect a lot of phony posturing from these folks about how the President’s choice deserves an up or down vote.”

He also reminds us that the Kennedy nomination was seen — rightly — as a Reagan surrender. I still think Doug Ginsburg would have made a great Justice.